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title: "Cost of Living in Netherlands vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Netherlands is about 17% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.827, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Netherlands, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/netherlands/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=NL"
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Purchasing Power Parity · Netherlands

# Cost of living in 🇳🇱 Netherlands vs the United States

Netherlands has a US-relative price level of **0.827** (US = 1.0) — about 17% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Netherlands

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $60,459 | $41,350 |
| $80,000 | $96,735 | $66,160 |
| $120,000 | $145,103 | $99,240 |
| $180,000 | $217,654 | $148,860 |
| $250,000 | $302,297 | $206,750 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=NL).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Netherlands's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.827 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.844 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.872 2025

OECD 0.844 2025

Penn World Table 0.826 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.867 2025

Big Mac Index 1.138 2026

Eurostat (observed prices) 0.811 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.810 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇮🇪 Ireland](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/ireland/) — price level 0.833
- [🇨🇦 Canada](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/canada/) — price level 0.834
- [🇸🇪 Sweden](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sweden/) — price level 0.841
- [🇧🇪 Belgium](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/belgium/) — price level 0.808
- [🇦🇹 Austria](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/austria/) — price level 0.804

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Netherlands](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-netherlands/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Netherlands](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-netherlands/)
- [How much you need to retire in Netherlands](https://geo-parity.com/fire/netherlands/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Netherlands compared to the United States?**: Netherlands has a price level of 0.827 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 17% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Netherlands?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $120,919 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Netherlands; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $82,700.
- **Where does the Netherlands cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=NL.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/netherlands/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=NL