Netherlands vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2377
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5567
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$2409
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3890
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$67520
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.81
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
45
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
31%
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
18M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2377) is 148% more expensive than in Romania ($958). the Netherlands ranked 13th vs 104th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in the Netherlands compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 8th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Romania

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 70 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Netherlands Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.8
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6609
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.56
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.5
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2205
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11192
$9182

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K