Netherlands vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4920
$2665
🏠 One person rent
$1260
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3408
$1273
💸 GDP per capita
$64572
$24491
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
77.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
49
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
17.9M
5.45M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2065) is 80% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1146). the Netherlands ranked 13th vs 61st for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 10th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 70 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$8.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1805
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5559
$3801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4324
$2864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.7
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$67.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1877
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9801
$8484

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1275
476K
Kosice
$1260
229K
Petrzalka
$1202
114K
Nitra
$1039
77.6K
Zilina
$1046
82.7K
Presov
$947
84.8K
Trnava
$1181
63.8K
Martin
$1039
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1080
76K
Trencin
$1118
54.7K
Prievidza
$892
45K
Zvolen
$1237
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1085
37.7K
Poprad
$1108
49.9K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1041
30.5K
Nove Zamky
$1019
37.8K
Michalovce
$1067
36.7K
Spisska Nova Ves
$988
35.4K
Komarno
$1045
32.3K
Ruzomberok
$1050
27.4K
Levice
$987
32K
Lucenec
$922
25.9K
Piestany
$935
26.7K