Cost of living in the Netherlands – 2015

Hi All

For my case , in the hague

> accommodation prices : 760€

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) : 48€ bus &tram suscription

> food prices (your monthly budget): 600€

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) :115€

> education prices (if you need to pay): no

> energy prices (oil, electricity) : included in rent

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)  : 40€

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant : 12€

> price for a coffee or a drink : 2,5€

> price for cinema tickets : 10€,, u CAN also hâve subscription for 26€/month

Hi I live in Hilversum and the cost of living so far for us has been;

> accommodation prices €1700

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) Drive a car I spend about €100 every 10 days.

> food prices (your monthly budget) €1000 family 4

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) € 215

> education prices (if you need to pay) €350 nursery school 2 mornings a week

> energy prices (oil, electricity) € 200

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) € 100

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant

> price for a coffee or a drink €3

> price for cinema tickets €11

Hope this helps.

Hi I live in Hooglanderveen (Amersfoort) and the cost of living so far for us has been;

> accommodation prices €1250 - 3 bed freestanding house and includes 90MB glasvezel internet

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) I use NS Rail's off peak so 1 way to Schiphol is around €7, otherwise bicycle is preferred choice - so much easier. We have a car but I use 1 tank per 3 weeks.

> food prices (your monthly budget) €600 family 3  mostly organic

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) € 340 - top plan for 3 of us.

> education prices (if you need to pay) €22 for 3 days a week 3hrs each (because of the fact both of us are not dutch)

> energy prices (oil, electricity) € 200

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) € 45 cellphone unlimited everything  (in hindsight, this is not a required thing, get less talk-time and more data)

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant In our town you can get a 3 course meal for €25 each

> price for a coffee or a drink €3.50 (Grote cappachino)

> price for cinema tickets  Don't go

Thank you for all this information abdelouahed104, GlobalMama and Cheebee. That's really great.

Shaazia

😊😊

Haarlem.

> accommodation prices - 2.5k monthly, own.

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) - company leased car and gas, no cost. 100 a month for general speeding/parking fine, parking at garages/street, parking permits...etc

> food prices (your monthly budget) - 1k for family of 2 + toddler (excluding alcohol)

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) - 260 for two adults insurance

> education prices (if you need to pay) - daycare, 2 days 660

> energy prices (oil, electricity) 250 per month

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) - 120 for internet, TV, land line and one mobile

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant - Cheapest 3 course Euro25 excl drinks, generally 50 per head including drinks in an average restaurant for a 3 course dinner.

> price for a coffee or a drink - 2.50

> price for cinema tickets - no clue

Oss, North Brabant

> accommodation prices. 1,200 per month we own a 2 under one roof.

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) 240 benzine per month or 300 for train and OV fiets.

> food prices (your monthly budget) 600.  (hello fresh!)

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) 220 a month

> education prices (if you need to pay) no kids, but it is about 8 euro per hour for day care.

> energy prices (oil, electricity) 200

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) 100

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant 20 euro for a 3 course menu.

> price for a coffee or a drink 2.20 euro

> price for cinema tickets 18 euro.

Maastricht, Netherlands

accommodation prices. 860 per month for a 100sqm flat

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) 200 euro

> food prices (your monthly budget) 600.  (hello fresh!)

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) 140 a month

> education prices (if you need to pay) 500 euro/per month for one kid

> energy prices (oil, electricity) 200

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) 100

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant 20 euro for a 3 course menu.

> price for a coffee or a drink 2.20 euro

> price for cinema tickets 18 euro.

Hi There
I am posting form Buitenveldert area of Amsterdam --1812 BL
1. Accomodation 2200.00 per month
2. Public Transport --nil as company pays
3. Dependent on whether on diet or not !!! 750 - 1000.00 pm
4. Medical around 150.00 pm
5. Education not applicable
6. Energy --gas and elec and water  around 250.00 pm
7. Insurance for house/ furniture /third party etc  50.00 pm
8. Inet/ phone /tele  100.00 pm
9 Food in decent restaurant -- 70 --80.00 for 2 people
10. Starbucks 2.50 coffee ETC 3.00
11. Cinema -- no idea
12. Football ie Ajax -- 55.00
13. a sports club membership 50.00 pm
14. Concert tickets ie Ziggo Dome -- 75.00
15. Local Gesmente 30.00 pm Rubbish collection
16. Car parking if on a meter 8.00 per day for 5 days.
17 Garage for parking car -- 200.00 pm.

Just some of the expenses - surprised me whan I add it all up !!!!!!!

Housing: Euros 350 per month.
Bus/tram subscription: 80 per month.
Food: 50 to 70 per month depending on my consumption or interests.
cell phone: 30 to 40 per month.
health insurance, anderzog: 66 per month.

i don't drink starbucks nor eat out nor go to clubs. Saving is my middle name or at least I am trying to do so

No one can survive with 1.60 - 2.33€ per day or monthly 59-70 for food! Or you eat unhealthy only bread to be able to save. If so, it might turn out to spend savings for medicine.

Yes being alone I guess I just get bored to cook so a decent bfast in the morning and some snack or nuts n yogurt n such or soups during the day...i usually dont have dinners..I need to eat better as per family advice though..

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> accommodation prices   We pay 775 euro each month for a house we bought. When we rented we payed about the same.

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.)  For the bus it now costs 4 euro 20 cent.

> food prices (your monthly budget) 400 euro, family of 3.

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) 120 per person.

> education prices (if you need to pay)

> energy prices (oil, electricity) We have a house and pay 200 euro each month.

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)  For internet, tv and telephone we pay 100 euro each month. Then you have 60 tv channels, good internet speed and free calls to all mobiles in the Netherlands. For our mobile we pay 30 euro for 150 calling minuts and 500 mb download internet.

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant
15 - 20 euro per person. Normal pizza 5 euro, with more then cheese 7,50.

> price for a coffee or a drink At a snack bar and so, 1,50 euro for one can of cola, sprite and so on.

> Water: About 70 euro every 2nd month.

RIJEN, BRABANT

> accommodation prices - 960 euros for 4 bedroom house in village 8 km form Breda and Tilburg

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.)
200 euros per month 2 OV transport card with 40% discount outside rush hour and free train travel for 7 year old
This is 40 euros per year

> food prices (your monthly budget) 560 euros includes everything toiletries. Food, drink etc.

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
280 euros - basic insurance with own hospital choice, extra dental cover up to 600 euros and extra health packages, have a discounted price via employer

> education prices (if you need to pay)
No cost for 7 year old daughter she attends local Dutch school only pay about 36 euros a year for playground supervisors and extra activities

2 year old goes to local childminder via Gastouderbureau De Vlinder, pay 5,75 per hour. We pay 575 euros a month ( price is calculated after every month depniding on hours child goes, if she doesn't go one day we don't pay, ie in Summer hols no costs)
We get 300 back a month from tax office as Kinderopvang toeslag (means tested)

> energy prices (oil, electricity) 130 euros for Gas and Electricity with Essent

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
KPN all in one Glass fibre packet - 59 euros a month
Telephone
Free calls to 5 family numbers mobile or fixed
Other calls 0,98 cent per min ( we don't use phone to make calls)
Internet
50mb download 5 upload, wireless
TV
600 channels including Bbc 1 2 3 4 and BBC entertainment
HD channels and glass fibre channels
Recorder and rewind channels
Spotify Premium

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant
We paid 36,00 euros yesterday for a 4 person meal including 3 soft drinks, 1 glass of wine, 2 children meals and 2 adult meals in the centre of Breda

> price for a coffee or a drink
Coffee - 2,50
Soft drink - 2.00

> price for cinema tickets
8,00 per adult

Nappies - Best deal and good - ETOS brand 7 euros for 36 nappies.

Ballet lessons 36 euros a month 1 hour lesson per week
Swimming lessons 28 euros a month 1 hour lesson a week
Yoga lessons - 60 euros per 3 months 1 hour a week

House insurance includes contents fire theft and personal liability - 46 euros

Water sewage etc 280 euros per year ( paid in 6 instalments)

Local tax costs (bins etc) - 325 euros a year ( depends on price house etc) (paid I six instalments)

Magazine subscription 17 euros per year, 6 magazines

Boiler rental - 31.00 euros a month ( When our boiler died we rented one instead of buying, means free checkup every 3 months and a new one every 2 years)

Bike insurance - 70 euros per year 2 bikes 100% covered

Thank you all for sharing all these information,

Shaazia
Expat.com Team

Hi to everybody,

for our case (couple) , in Delft

> accommodation prices : 660€  (35m2)

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) : maximum 5€/month bus (using my own car: about 50€/month) and bicycle.

> food prices (your monthly budget): 160-180€

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) :72€

> education prices (if you need to pay): 2000€/year TU DELFT fees

> energy prices (oil, electricity) : included in rent

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)  : included in rent + (mobile phone 17€/month)

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant : 15-20€ / person

> price for a coffee or a drink : 2,30€

> price for cinema tickets : 10€, u CAN also have subscription for 26€/month

Thanks. Your message was very helpful. Is 80 the lowest that a monthly bus pass can go for?