Re: looking for info cost of living in holland

hi everyone

as i am just a newcomer to this site, can anyone advise me as to what the daily cost of living is in holland eg food prices doctors fees etc
we are hoping to relocate next year so i am trying to do as much research as possible before embarking on this adventure schools etc

 

hi

thank you very much for the information.. now i know where to go and what to do.

thanks again
Marcelo101

 

Food (what to expect, what to find).
Any food you can think of from european to asian foods many different restaurants availible.
Supermarkets offer european style foods and less asian foods but there are special toko's and area's for your asian food supplies in any mayor city.

Accommodation price in Netherlands. Rent?
rooms should be availible for rent from 300+ eur if you need a house start thinking about 800+ for a private sector rental home.

Transport

A 1 hour ticket is availible with the driver of a bus/tram and costs arround 3-5 eur depending on the bus company your traveling with.

Its cheaper to buy a month or year subscription prices vary depending on how many zones you need to travel trough.

Example amsterdam 2 zones is going to cost you aprox 80 EUR a month. Or you could buy a ov chipcard (chipcard used for public transport) which you need to top up at topup machines arround stations.

Depending on how many stops you travel this would cost you anywhere from 1-2 eur everytime you take a bus, tram, metro to your destination.

More information and subscription pricing can be found here:
https://www.ov-chipkaart.nl/home-1.htm

Train fees are pretty expensive and start from 5-6 EUR for a ride like Amsterdam to Schiphol Airport. Subscriptions are cheaper take a look here:
http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/home

Gasoline costs are pretty high in the Netherlands because of taxes...

Euro 95 1.60 eur 1 liter
diesel 1.30 eur 1 liter

Check latest prices here: http://www.cijfernieuws.nl/benzine/

Road taxes for owning a car depend on weight of the car and where your located in The Netherlands
Road tax calculator: http://www.belastingdienst.nl/rekenhulp ... belasting/

Insurance depends on value of the car and how long you have been driving without any insurance claims.

2nd hand cars can be found as cheap as 1000 EUR but don't expect much for that price ofcourse. New cars start arround 10.000 EUR at the dealership.

Services (gaz, electricity, telephone, internet...)
Should be arround 50-100 eur a month for gaz, electricity,
sometimes this is included with the rental fee of a home/room.

Internet 20 eur+ depending on the speed you choose

telephone subscriptions 20-40 eur
prepaid phone cards cost 10 eur for each topup card includes. 3g internet

Tax
6% on food and 21% on luxury items

Income tax a year (depending on height of salary) example 2015

disc 1 € 0 t/m € 19.822 36,50%
disc 2 € 19.822 t/m € 33.589 42%
disc 3 € 33.589 t/m € 57.585 42%
disc 4 € 57.585 or more 52,00%

Source: http://www.belastingschijven.net/belast ... jven-2015/

Education
college fee 2015 1950 EUR+ a year excluding materials like books.
Goverment decides the college fees every year fee for 2016 is not yet availible.

Source: http://www.dehaagsehogeschool.nl/bachel ... -2015-2016

Entertainment (restaurant, cinema, theatre...)

Restaurant
7,50-10 EUR for each dish

Cinema:
1x Normal movie ticket 10,50 -12 EUR depending of the cinema location (city)
https://www.pathe.nl/bioscoop/

Cinema subscription 19 eur a month unlimited acces to all movies. https://www.pathe.nl/unlimited