Cost of Living in Groningen, 🇳🇱 Netherlands - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 6, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 3 4 $1,734 $1,330 $2,239 $1,122 $116

Utilities 14 3 4 — $165 $244 $165 —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 3 $17 $64 $81 $64 $4

Groceries 30 $123 $267 $684 $309 $2

Transportation 25 31 7 $101 $52 $195 $70 $19

Dining Out 28 29 26 $1,016 $289 $506 $135 $59

Leisure Activities 12 13 26 $150 $95 $132 $42 $20

Health Insurance 22 23 $67 $176 $352 $176 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 24 — $40 $79 — —

Total $3,208 $2,478 $4,512 $2,083 $222

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $1,122.46 $898 – $1,403 per month

Coworking Space 5 6 $129.03 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $1,734.20 $1,518 – $2,431 per month

Coliving Space 1 $867.37 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $3.47 per cup

Beer $5.20 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $13.88 per meal

Fast Food Combo $9.25 per meal

Apples $2.31 per kg

Bread $2.08 per loaf

Milk 15 2 $0.94 per liter

Rice 16 2 $1.90 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 2 $10.09 per kg

Beef 18 2 $14.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 20 2 $8.97 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $80.95 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $1.16 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $4.84 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $3.56 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 31 $46.58 per month

Gasoline 8 2 $2.76 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $28.47 per trip

Scooter Rental $22.33 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 2 $47.09 per month

Gym Membership 12 $30.39 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.82 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 2 $11.17 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $92.52 per pair

Summer Dress $57.82 per dress

Running Shoes $115.65 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $28.91 per visit

Laundry $6.94 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $41.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $9.25 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 6, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Alkmaar, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1734.74 1734.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 983.02 1122.46
- Beef 17.35 14.95
- Chicken Fillets 11.56 10.09
- Cinema Ticket 13.88 11.17
24 more changes
- Coworking Space 231.3 129.03
- Dining Out local 138.78, nomad 867.37, expat 323.82, family 323.82, tourist 69.39 local 134.92, nomad 1016.28, expat 289.37, family 505.56, tourist 59.27
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 41.8
- Gasoline 2.43 2.76
- Groceries local 346.95, nomad 115.65, expat 289.12, family 1040.84, tourist 0 local 308.55, nomad 122.61, expat 266.92, family 683.66, tourist 1.51
- Gym Membership 40.48 30.39
- Health Insurance local 150.34, nomad 75.17, family 300.69, tourist 3.47 local 176.23, nomad 67.2, family 352.45, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 983.02, nomad 2081.69, expat 1387.79, family 1734.74, tourist 115.65 local 1122.46, nomad 1734.2, expat 1330.12, family 2239.31, tourist 115.61
- Internet & Mobile local 69.39, nomad 57.82, family 92.52, tourist 3.47 local 63.92, nomad 16.84, family 80.76, tourist 3.93
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 52.04 47.09
- Leisure Activities local 46.26, nomad 208.17, expat 115.65, family 173.47, tourist 23.13 local 41.56, nomad 150.18, expat 95.38, family 132.39, tourist 19.7
- Milk 1.5 0.94
- Mobile Plan 23.13 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 69.39 46.58
- Rice 2.31 1.9
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.88 28.47
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.13 11.22
- Scooter Rental 34.69 22.33
- Taxi Start 4.05 4.84
- Taxi per km 2.54 3.56
- Transportation local 69.39, nomad 92.52, expat 57.82, family 231.3, tourist 17.35 local 70.24, nomad 100.98, expat 52.44, family 195.2, tourist 19.25
- Utilities local 208.17, nomad 0, expat 231.3, family 346.95, tourist 0 local 165, nomad 0, family 243.57, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.91, family 57.82 local 0, expat 39.57, family 79.23
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.25 8.97
Second fix pass after the batch's independent check: Gasoline moved to the national average advised pump price of 6 November 2026 (unitedconsumers.com); provenance now names the model this task ran on; every cited page re-opened and every category total recomputed from its formula without further changes.

Groningen cost of living