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Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Netherlands Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Netherlands

🙂 Solo nomad: United Kingdom is 11.5% cheaper than Netherlands without rent, and 8.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: United Kingdom is 11.5% cheaper than Netherlands without rent, and 7.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.24 £15.12
$23.18 €19.98
-12.68%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$87.4 £65.3
$94.3 €81.3
-7.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.17 £7.60
$14.00 €12.07
-27.36%
Cappuccino
$4.73 £3.54
$4.20 €3.62
12.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.78
$3.40 €2.93
-30.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 £1.30
$2.89 €2.49
-39.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.60 £4.93
$6.90 €5.95
-4.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.45 £4.82
$5.91 €5.10
9.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.71 £1.28
$1.32 €1.14
29.55%
White Bread (500g)
$1.70 £1.27
$2.29 €1.97
-25.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.63
$3.15 €2.72
-30.79%
Eggs
$4.06 £3.03
$5.00 €4.31
-18.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.91 £7.40
$13.90 €11.98
-28.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.86 £6.61
$16.03 €13.82
-44.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.01 £10.47
$17.30 €14.92
-19.02%
Apples (1kg)
$2.94 £2.20
$2.31 €1.99
27.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 £1.20
$2.56 €2.21
-37.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.81 £2.10
$1.93 €1.66
45.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.55 £2.65
$3.85 €3.32
-7.79%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 £1.22
$2.14 €1.84
-23.83%
Onion (1kg)
$1.54 £1.15
$1.96 €1.69
-21.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.17 £0.87
$1.27 €1.09
-7.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.55 £1.16
$0.89 €0.77
74.16%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.35 £15.20
$13.94 €12.02
45.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.78 £8.05
$7.09 €6.11
52.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.81 £2.10
$1.54 €1.33
82.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.39 £2.53
$2.74 €2.36
23.72%
🚌 Getting Around
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.48
$3.91 €3.37
-15.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$96.3 £72.0
$93.9 €81.0
2.56%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 £4.10
$4.36 €3.75
25.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.52 £1.14
$2.60 €2.24
-41.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.15 £20.28
$34.36 €29.62
-20.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.47
$2.24 €1.93
-12.50%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.6K
$38.2K €32.9K
0.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K £30.7K
$35.4K €30.5K
16.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$321 £240
$258 €223
24.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.42 £13.01
$25.57 €22.04
-31.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.91 £32.05
$49.99 €43.09
-14.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.54 £34.02
$42.27 €36.44
7.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.68 £11.71
$24.65 €21.25
-36.39%
Cinema Ticket
$13.84 £10.34
$16.38 €14.12
-15.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,718 £1,283
$2,195 €1,892
-21.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.4K £16.0K
$9,355 €8,064
129.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.1 £68.1
$95.7 €82.5
-4.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.98 £33.60
$44.18 €38.09
1.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £76.1
$110 €94.4
-6.99%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 £78.1
$135 €117
-22.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,375 £1,027
$1,588 €1,369
-13.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,162 £868
$1,308 €1,127
-11.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,342 £1,749
$2,618 €2,256
-10.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,828 £1,365
$2,111 €1,820
-13.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,907 £4,413
$6,837 €5,894
-13.60%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,604 £3,439
$4,934 €4,253
-6.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,321 £2,481
$3,980 €3,431
-16.55%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.75
4.25
35.29%

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

Last update for United Kingdom: January 12, 2026

Last update for Netherlands: January 12, 2026

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