Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1945
$1906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4507
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$1172
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1904
$2458
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3383
$3333
💸 GDP per capita
$57025
$53708
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
5.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
68
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
65%
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
17.6M
9.89M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($1945) is 2% more expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($1906). the Netherlands ranked 16th vs 19th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in the Netherlands compared to 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 7th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 70 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$8.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$1366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$969
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1890
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$2022
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.4
$97.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5389
$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$3504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$9.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$8.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1712
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8122
$10836

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2545
921K
Rotterdam
$2013
592K
The Hague
$1886
548K
Utrecht
$2055
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
236K
Breda
$1822
183K
Almere
$1647
215K
Tilburg
$1833
222K
Arnhem
$1697
164K
Groningen
$1800
203K
Nijmegen
$1746
177K
Enschede
$1628
160K
Haarlem
$2465
163K
Leiden
$2205
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
144K
Maastricht
$1728
120K
Venlo
$1683
102K
Apeldoorn
$1942
139K
Zwolle
$1725
130K
Emmen
$1741
107K
Hilversum
$1894
91.2K
Delft
$1804
104K
Purmerend
$2001
81.5K
Zutphen
$1754
47.4K
Heerlen
$1395
86.9K
Zeist
$1939
65K
Roosendaal
$1832
77K
Leeuwarden
$1614
92.1K
Deventer
$1901
101K
Bergen op Zoom
$1854
66.4K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2229
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1936
1.48M
Al Ain
$1132
767K
Sharjah
$1612
1.25M
Ajman
$1841
490K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1577
44.4K
Fujairah
$1191
97.2K
Madinat Zayed
$1673
29.1K