Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between the Netherlands and London

For one person, living is cheaper in the Netherlands: $2,659 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $17,100 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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Cost of Living Index in London
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🇳🇱 Netherlands

$2,659

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,086

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🙂 Solo nomad: The Netherlands is 17.4% cheaper than London without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: The Netherlands is 16.5% cheaper than London without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.46 €20.04

$26.62 £20.11

-15.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$89.9 €80.2

$108 £81.3

-16.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.89 €12.39

$10.39 £7.85

33.69%

Cappuccino

$4.16 €3.71

$5.79 £4.38

-28.15%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.69 €3.30

$3.01 £2.27

22.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 €2.81

$2.15 £1.63

46.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.62 €5.91

$9.35 £7.06

-29.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.48 €4.89

$7.84 £5.93

-30.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 €1.19

$1.79 £1.35

-25.70%

White Bread (500g)

$2.26 €2.01

$2.06 £1.56

9.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.76 €2.46

$2.31 £1.74

19.48%

Eggs

$4.93 €4.40

$5.05 £3.82

-2.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.92 €12.42

$12.57 £9.50

10.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.32 €12.78

$10.66 £8.05

34.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.09 €15.25

$17.13 £12.94

-0.23%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 €2.34

$3.03 £2.29

-13.20%

Banana (1kg)

$2.48 €2.22

$1.41 £1.07

75.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 €1.85

$3.05 £2.31

-32.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.24 €3.79

$3.38 £2.56

25.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.87 €1.67

$1.67 £1.26

11.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.88 €1.67

$1.73 £1.31

8.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 €1.13

$1.41 £1.07

-9.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 €0.80

$1.79 £1.35

-49.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.89 €12.40

$23.22 £17.55

-40.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.79 €6.06

$12.99 £9.82

-47.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.52 €1.36

$3.18 £2.40

-52.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 €2.33

$4.41 £3.33

-40.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.88 €3.46

$3.87 £2.93

0.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$95.1 €84.8

$250 £189

-61.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.53 €4.04

$5.71 £4.31

-20.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.04 €2.71

$3.33 £2.51

-8.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$33.23 €29.66

$57.9 £43.76

-42.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.50 €2.23

$2.04 £1.54

22.55%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$40.8K €36.4K

$37.5K £28.4K

8.72%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$39.2K €35.0K

$40.9K £30.9K

-4.17%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$261 €233

$376 £284

-30.52%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.50 €20.08

$17.88 £13.51

25.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51.3 €45.76

$40.01 £30.24

28.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.47 €37.90

$61.2 £46.22

-30.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.73 €22.96

$21.07 £15.93

22.12%

Cinema Ticket

$15.43 €13.77

$17.95 £13.57

-14.04%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$2,256 €2,014

$2,865 £2,165

-21.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,006 €8,037

$35.3K £26.7K

-74.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.9 €85.6

$116 £87.7

-17.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.51 €37.93

$54.1 £40.87

-21.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €94.1

$127 £95.7

-16.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €119

$159 £120

-16.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 €1,450

$2,853 £2,156

-43.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,316 €1,174

$2,301 £1,739

-42.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,570 €2,293

$5,201 £3,931

-50.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,022 €1,804

$3,723 £2,813

-45.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,529 €5,826

$19.0K £14.4K

-65.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,871 €4,347

$7,881 £5,955

-38.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,761 €3,356

$4,818 £3,641

-21.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.86

4.65

-16.99%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for the Netherlands: October 4, 2026

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Netherlands

$1.3K 48.6%

London

$2.3K 56.5% 74.9% $985

Eating Out

Netherlands

$343 12.7%

London

$397 9.7% 15.7% $54

Groceries & Markets

Netherlands

$340 12.6%

London

$349 8.6% 2.6% $9

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Netherlands

$335 12.4%

London

$434 10.7% 29.5% $99

Clothing & Footwear

Netherlands

$170 6.3%

London

$205 5% 20.9% $35

Getting Around

Netherlands

$130 4.8%

London

$288 7.1% 121% $158

Sport & Entertainment

Netherlands

$73 2.7%

London

$97 2.4% 32.4% $24

Good to know

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

09:34 9:34 AM

08:34 8:34 AM

1 h behind the Netherlands

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

17,100,715

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Euro EUR €

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 GBP = 1.32 USD

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR

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