The error in the calculation is because the prices shown are in 500 grams and not in kilo's. They pay 12 reais for a kilo tomatoes. We actually pay 20+ reais for a kilo tomatoes. Also, the average income cannot be compared like you guys do. There are many differences in tax systems, social systems, health and so on. And talking about the European averages is just plain ignorant. Serbia, Poland, Montenegro and Albania have a worse score than Brazil when it comes to the cost of living. When you compare al South American countries you will see that Brazil actually is sub par.
@@mumblic lol the average wage in Brazil is MUCH lower than that..More like 400-500 USD a month.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_countries_by_monthly_average_wage
I went into this video, seeing the pure shock on your faces and thinking to myself "Our supermarkets arent that special, cmon now. Drop the act" But im glad you gave the insight that you did, my mind was quickly changed. I finished the video feeling very fortunate to live here. Thank you
Hey guys, want to add a few things. Food quality all over the EU is good, part of consumer protection. Cheaper then supermarkets are open air markets, estimate 15 to 20% cheaper then supermarkets for similar products and no prepackage. This goes also all over Europe. Germany is cheaper then Netherlands in general and some things like alcoholic drinks and tobacco a lot cheaper. Belgium, France and Italy are more quality and taste oriented less focused on pure price. Keep in mind in Netherlands housing prices can be extreme, this does effect cost of living a lot of course.
My dad told me that Germany was expensive, but nowadays groceries in the netherlands are more expensive. So it's cheaper to get groceries in germany if you live near
It really differs per country, I've visited South Africa last year and on average their stores are better then our Dutch stores. Ofcourse I can't compare prices as the average salary is lower in South Africa.
You find our supermarket cheap?! We think it's expensive, because the prices in the supermarket are 30 - 40% more expensive than two years ago. But seeing this video and your reaction, it made me realize how luxury the supermarkets are in The Netherlands. You don't realize it. When you are used to it, it's just normal. But also here in The Netherlands, with a low income you can't buy everything you would want.
Also they don't get that those cheap tomato's are grown in greenhouses and taste like nothing;. Better ones are also from greenhouses, but taste way better, but are more expensive (like Eur 3 /500g). The bottom price is a bad metric to compare with.
Thanks for giving us perspective about how privileged we are here in Europe. Even though prices have been rising here as well since 5 years and people have more difficulty buying the same as before. I wish the best for your country!!
We really aren't priviliged, these people are acting, they are actors. They really arent surprised at all. Meat being sold in a supermarket is normal everywhere, even In Chile and countries similar to it.
The Netherlands is switching to visa. But… in this country a credit card is not the norm. We usually do not like to be in debt or pay for paying. A creditcard is usually costlier. We use debitcards and pay directly from our bank accounts. And any debit card that is aligned will be used. Not just ‘dutch’ cards. The lady in the video is wildy misinformed on that front.
She's not, I have a visa debit card, but I also keep a Dutch bank account because although in most supermarkets I can pay just fine with visa, there's still plenty of smaller shops that only take maestro, making the visa card useless.
@@dhgelling that is not what i am saying. Any european bank debit card will work. She is saying that only dutch cards will work. On that area she is not informed.
@@strikeformatik but that's just not the case. Only dutch banks issue debit cards that use maestro, debit cards in other countries all use visa or mastercard. So a debit card from foreign banks do not in fact work in shops that only accept maestro, which still exist in the Netherlands enough to be an issue
I am sorry, for beeing soo ignorant! I really thought, living, eating where so much less expensive in Brasil.. I feel ashamed. I did not know you have to pay this much. Thank you for this reaction! An eye opener for all of us...
Kritisch denken wordt hier blijkbaar niet gekweekt. Niet opgevallen dat zij 1 kilo voor 12 reais vergelijken met een halve kilo hier? Wij betalen iets meer dan 20 reais voor een kilo tomaten.
Well, it is not that things are much more expensive in Brazil, most things are definitely more expensive in the Netherlands. But rather that there is much less purchasing power in Brazil when compared to the Netherlands.
@@madjack7777ze heeft het vooral over purchasing power. Oftewel: als zij 1400 in hun valuta verdient, wat kan ze daarmee kopen. En wat kan een Nederlander, die 1400€ verdient, kopen.
As a born and raised Dutch guy I always thought these prices were normal. After having lived in Germany and worked in Luxembourg for 3 years I learned that because the Netherlands is the 2nd largest export country in the world of agricultural products (2nd to the USA.) We are very good at utilizing greenhouses and our soil (being very wet and swampy until we pumped out the water with windmills in polders) is rich in nutrients. A lot of import in the EU comes through the port of Rotterdam. We basically save a lot of import costs that surrounding countries do pay.
Assuming as showed that 1kg tomatoes is being priced BRL 12 in Brasil and about EUR 5 in the Netherlands, prices in the Netherlands are about twice as high (1 EUR = 5 BRL or close atm), but wages are 8x in the Netherlands (Brasil 417 / Netherlands 3200 / maybe wrong, but seems accurate), which makes tomatoes 4x more expensive in Brasil... ouch !
You can't compare the 2 countries like this. In Brasil and the Netherlands the average spend on food is both between 10% and 20% of the income. Tomatoes are low btw/vat and a lot of farms grown them.
@@walterberkouwer1038but he didn’t, he just said that Dutch earn a lot more money than Brazilians, though groceries are more expensive in the Netherlands, it’s still cheaper for us. I’ve been to Brazil multiple times and own homes there, groceries are very cheap for me as I earn in euro, I spent like €150 for a months shopping, where I’d spend that a week in Ireland. Brazil is expensive if you earn a Brazilian salary.
@@jimbomacers Idd if you go with your dutch/Irish salary to brasil you get months groceries for weeks groceries in the Netherlands/ireland. But if you compare a how much a dutch/irish person spends on groceries in the Netherlands/Ireland percentage wise to a person in brasil, they are the same. Some foods are very cheap in the Netherland because there a lot suppliers and the goverment is promoting that food and one of those is tomatos.
I think you go waaay to high, in the Netherlands, your likely to earn 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, 3500, ect. Different payment scales, truckers are on 2000 and upwards, teachers 2500/3000, filling those supermarket racks, probably 1500 to 2000 euro's. Want to see horror, house prices, especially the hired house prices and that EU law to hire to what you are earning, not what you actually have the money for. (like a sickness that eats money or something like that, that ain't in the insurance packet of your health insurance)
Median income per house hold is €3600 in the Netherlands. Calculating per person is often giving a muddied view because it's less common for both in one household to work fulltime (35h or more a week) only 52% works fulltime. It's not unlikely to have many households where only one person earns money, and if it's minimum wage (€1800) it can be tight. That doesn't change the fact tomatoes are still expensive in Brazil, of course.
- 1kg rice ilfor 6 real is 1,13 EUR. When I look online at Albert Heijn the price of 1kg rice is 2,49 EUR. - When I look online 1kg tomatoes is 3,58 EUR wich makes it 18,97 Real - Dont forget the EUR/Real rate. One real is 0,19 EUR at this moment.
Gaat om de verhouding, als je 1400 real verdiend is 6 real duur voor bv rijst. Daarom geven ze ook een voorbeeld met 1:1 vergelijk. Dus als je 1400 eu zou verdienen zou 6eu voor rijst duur zijn....
It's about how you balance it out, the average net salary in the Netherlands is around 2500 euro net a month maybe even more nowadays and this is literally the most expensive supermarket, there are plenty of cheaper options too
Hey brazillian guys, i like your videos. I would like to send you guys a package of candy from the Netherlands. Do you have a postadress i can send it to?? Plz let me know. Is there another way for me to contact you guys?
In my local Albert Hein, there are still cashiers, and a self-scan option. The reason for supermarkets to have self scan options is that it's cheaper for them (they have to hire less personnel). People that choose self scan are randomly selected by the computer for checks to see if you scanned every item in your bag or basket, to prevent theft. It's usually quicker than standing in line for the cashier, but the risk is yours, even if you honestly weren't trying to steal something but accidentally forgot to scan something. (If it's just one small item, they'll usually not immediately assume you were trying to steal, but still, they could do so).
Sure I always go to a cashier, no way self scan. Staying in line means social contact, not only with the cashier, but also with other people waiting in the line. You know social contact is so nice.
@@tomdebruin2512 Unfortunately Albert Heijns (not just the to-go’s) don’t have regular registers at all anymore. They replaced them with self-checkouts that also accept cash.
@@roy_hks Maybe the difference of living in the western part of the Netherlands and the rest .I'm not living in the Western part. In my hometown, always one regular register is available. Even at the AH to-Go.
@@tomdebruin2512 I’m from Groningen, so I doubt it’s a western versus provincial thing. Might be more of a town v. city thing tho, the AH’s in my smaller town and suburbs of Groningen still have regular registers.
@@MarceldeJong you can grow tomatoes and spicy peppers and herbs even on your balcony. In a (very) small garden it’s even easier to grow beans, tomatoes, cabbages, carrots etc. A friend of mine does that for years already.
You both have valid points. I've grown veggies in my windowsill, but growing enough to not have to buy them anymore, is quite difficult in my experience.
@@Judith_Remkes I grow herbs. I found those to be the most expensive. Packaging with way to much and in such a way it spoils easily. And I do not need much room for all the herbs I daily use. Why buy a whole package of mint when I only need a few leaves a week for example.
Well to be honest, 12 Reais is EUR2,25 depending on which tomatoes thats about EUR3,50 for a kg. Min wage is about 1900. Rent about half but can be more, Especially around big cities where you would easily pay 1100 for a tiny bedroom only, Then gas and electricity is bout 200 for 2 people. Care is about 200 per person. Internet, TV etc about 70. Salmon about EUR6 Rice 2,25 depending on which rice, per KG. So yeh its not all rainbow and sunshine, but we do have alot of produce, because we are 2nd world exporter for that :D But when I hear you talking, and seeing you so surprised, I'm all the more humble and gratefull I live here. A lot of people tend to go to Germany for food though, because It's cheaper there. Most supermarkets have both a Self checkout AND normal people working behind a cashregister.
I have a new reply strategy in which I search for replies that say exactly what I want to say. Yours is it ! Well put... my only fear now is when they will ever see a Walmart :)
My wife is Greek, and when family or friends come to stay a few weeks, they love the supermarket. Especially the chocolate Sweets, candies, baked sweets, chips, bread, and pies. Mother-in-law enjoys the ready cut and cleaned vegetables.
I was taking my life in the Netherlands for granted. Seeing this young couple breaks my heart 😢. We complain a lot in The Netherlands, but we are verry blessed. We have affordable, good healthcare and plenty of food. I wish everyone would be so lucky.❤
Im Dutch and live with my parents and there are still weeks where we don’t have enough food for all of us. The meat and fruits are especially expensive in comparison to the rest for what you actually get. We always look for the discounts just to have enough, I’m not alone since poverty and families just above the poverty line are rising very fast now
Honestly, being poor in the Netherlands pretty much becomes choice, there are plenty of job options that do not require education and pay way above minimum wage. It becomes a matter of preferance and wanting to do a job more than being able to do it.
@@Plat1na and than you get f@cked by the tax authorities or have to pay crazy amounts of money for repairs on your house because of the gas extraction induced earthquakes... there are many other reasons Dutch people can live in poverty. I don't blame you for not understanding, I wish you will not understand it for your entire life 🙂
Seems to me that you don't have the exchange rate euro-reales right? And it is not true that you need a specific Dutch card to pay, any debitcards will do. Creditcards are mostly not accepted, that is true.
hi dear people...I come from the Netherlands and even though we have a lot of variety in terms of food, I don't know how to pay half of it here...I have to see how I can make ends meet every month and fortunately I am one who also created a vertical garden and grow my own vegetables in it... every little bit helps, right?! suck fore you guys thats the cost are higher over ther greetings from the south of the Netherlands...
Here in the supermarkets we have indeed still cashiers besides selfscan. I also have a video suggestion about our beautiful themepark Efteling, where we are very proud of😊
Im sorry that the salary is worse in Brazil, than in the Netherlands. The Albert Heijn is the most expensive supermarket, there are cheaper options, like Vomar, Dirk and german store Lidl, with mostly the same variety
It’s crazy to see your reaction, it’s so unfair in the world and it is good that it comes out through your videos. I am very lucky I knew already, but I realized again just yet. Thank you!
In some stores the gates are man-high. Because when they were lower thiefs jumped over the gates and ran away😂 And the Dutch grow a lot of vegetables themselfs. 2nd agricultural exporter in the world. When you see the stickers with 35% on it, it means 35% discount because date of expiration is coming close. So you can buy products like vegetables, meat, fish, bread and dairy with 35% discount.
Never really knowm that our grocery stores are "cheap" cuz for us it is seen as expensive. I work at a Albert Heijn myself for the past 6 years seeing the prices go up and up. And I have a standard salary of about 1800 euros a month whilst being only 21 years old having to work 32 hours a week. This video reminds me how blessed we are the situation we are in over here.
12 Brazilian Real = 2,26 Euro (two Euro and 26 cents) ... conversion rate of valentinesday 14-2-2024 1,99 Euro = 10,56 Brazil Real 1 Euro = 5,31 Brazil Real So your tomatoes are not 12 Euro!!! 😅 Oh, and 1kg of white rice is 1,99 Euro. So 10,56 Brazil Real instead of your 6 Brazil Real. That is almost TWICE as expensive as in Brazil! 😅 Frozen Salmon Filet with 2 slices totalling 250gr costs 4,99 Euro or 26,47 Brazil Real. The Albert Heijen does not sell whole salmons like yours for 100 Brazil Real. Also I am very proud of our Dutch farmers. They can grow almost everything here. So well and so much too that our tint and I repeat TINY country with almost 18 million inhabitants is 2nd largest exporter of agricultural produce in the entire world after the USA. As they say..."no farmers, no food". Help your farmer and he will feed you well. Also buy from the farmers directly as wholesale and retail make it more expensive. 😉
You do need to compare it right though. 1reais is like 0,20euro cents. This means 1 euro is 5reais. If you then say 1kg of rice is 6reais, its 1,20 euro which we consider cheap. The hardest thing to compare then are the average incomes in the Netherlands compared too incomes in Brazil.
In general all the basics are there in each chain which includes the salads and meal prep kits just less variety and some more special items are only sold in bigger stores of the same chain. We don't consider our groceries cheap because it has become very expensive over the last few years. You can't get a few basket below the 50/60 euros anymore unfortunately. It's really special to see how surprised you are at things that are very mundane for me in my country! Thank you for giving that perspective!
The average monthly pay in Rio is between 7000 and 9000 BRL. Just look it up. Only really underpaid people earn 2500 or less. I know, not everything is perfect in Brazil, but the image painted here is quite extreme.
A diferença nos preços depende na origem dos produtos. Por exemplo, a Holanda produiz muito legume (tem casas de vidro de kilometres de largura). Outros produtos estão importados do Brasil, por exemplo os produtos tropicais. Eu oberservi que os legumes da Europa têm melhor sabor que os memos no Brasil - os tomatoes são bom exemplo disso. Boa viagem.
1 real is 0,19 euro. So 12 real for 1 kg tomatoes is 2,26 euro. So the difference between dutch and Brazil price are not that much. Your meat is cheaper been to Brazil this Christmas and the cost of living is cheaper in Brazil from a Dutch perspective. But your monthly income is lower, so that's why living in Brazil is more expensive. And there little to no social security in Brazil, in the netherlands there is.
Fresh food in the Netherlands is so expensive that most people with lower incomes can’t afford it. Sad truth… Dutch vegetables are exported to neighbor countries and are sold there much, much, much cheaper then in the Netherlands. Duct supermarkets put on insane price raises on the products and then blame the maker of the products for it. Example…off duct supermarket stupidity.. An Apple cost like 50 cent. They cut it in 4 pieces…put it in a plastic bag…now they charge 2 euro…300% extra
Dont have the illusion that people in The Netherlands go to this shop.mostley well forturnate people do.Albert Heiijn has a wide viartitay on food but is expensive many people cannpot shop there go to much cheaper shops like Aldi and Nettorama .etc less choice much more reasonal prices,, also a good thing not as much choiches stress!!
You're right it's not the cheapest supermarket (far from it). But still it is by far the biggest retailer in the Netherlands with the largest turnover: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supermarket_chains_in_the_Netherlands
We were in Brasil 25 years ago (2nd time) and in those days meat and vegetables were cheap, everything was cheap compared to my country in those days (I mean the Netherlands). Sorry to see it's now the other way around. For us the supermarket shown in the video is not even the cheapest one. By the way, prices are rising here too, but that is nothing compared to Brasil. Hope for you it will get better soon! Saudações da Holanda!
That's true. Everything was cheaper and more accessible. Our salary fail to keep up with price increases. It's great to know that you were in our country, we hope you have good memories. Thanks for watching! Greetings from Brasil!
They pay (relatively) significantly more for everything than we do. Prices in Brazil are lower, but their income is WAY lower. So that is why they make comparisons like saying that you earn for example € 1.400 a month and tomatoes cost € 12,-. Because they earn 1.400 BR and tomatoes cost 12 BR.
Hi, I live in the Netherlands. The minimum salary here is between 1900 euros - 2100 euros. The supermarkt prices are are reasonable and Dirk Supermarkt is the mis cheapest but don't forget about electricity and gas price that are very very high. That is the biggest problem here. 😊
Sounds strange for you but the prices (however Albert Heijn is one of the more expensive shops in The Netherlands) in retail are very cheap also compared to the rest of Europe. Strange, one of the richest countries in the world has low retail prices (supermarkets). But your videos make me also always humble. We complain about some people who don't scan all products or other too smaal things. We have to be much more happy with our lives here.
Yes, absolutely right. And they are mentioning 1400 euros all the time, well thats the bare minimum in The Netherlands. But our groceries might be cheap, the cost for renting a home is crazy high.
It's not strange if you consider the advantage the Netherlands has geographically. We have the biggest seaport of Europe, meaning most in and export of the continent happens at our front door and we have access to all products that come in at Rotterdam. Most of the Netherlands was former swampland, meaning the ground is very fertile. On top of that, it's mostly flat, making agriculture easy and efficient. Seeing as we also were master shipbuilders in the past and very trade oriented, the Dutch East India Company made our country rich enough to quickly advance. Meaning we also have a technological and educational advantage that makes everything even more efficient. Our infrastructure is top notch, and our country is small enough to make it a lot more manageable to upkeep them. Top it off with a pioneering mindset, and you have a country that can do almost anything. To summarize, I think a big reason we are blessed with low retail prices here is because the Netherlands is located where it is. And in that, we are extremely lucky. I actually felt a little shocked and ashamed watching these people's reactions in this video, as sometimes you don't even realize how good you have it, and how unusual it can be to have this much food available.
Eu nunca compraria vegetais frescos pré-embalados ou mesmo aromatizados ("prontos para cozinhar"). Eu compro no mercado local (embora seja um pouco mais caro lá) ou em uma loja de descontos. Mas, mesmo na loja de descontos, tenho a opção de comprar legumes sem embalagem plástica. E sim, eu ganho abaixo da média, mesmo para os padrões alemães, e felizmente também tenho a oportunidade de cultivar batatas, tomates e outros vegetais em minha própria horta. Mesmo que não seja muito, isso me ajuda a pagar as contas. Por motivos ecológicos e por causa de sua nocividade ao clima, não como carne há 20 anos ou apenas muito(!) raramente - quando sei que os animais foram bem tratados. Caso contrário, geralmente não gosto do fato de que nós, como seres humanos, tratamos nosso lar - o belo planeta em que vivemos - de forma tão cruel. A propósito, acho seu canal maravilhoso, embora não goste do fato de você falar que vem de um país do terceiro mundo. Somos todos filhos deste único planeta Terra. São apenas as condições em nosso planeta natal compartilhado que nos diferenciam... essa injustiça flagrante que torna os ricos mais ricos e os pobres mais pobres! E não, não sou comunista, porque acho que o que é rotulado como "socialismo/comunismo" geralmente significa uma ordem autoritária. Provavelmente sou um anarquista social e só sonho com um mundo em que as coisas sejam justas, autodeterminadas, democráticas e iguais para todos. 🤗🫶🤟
they dont only have salad prepped meals but for olmost every thing like i like to cook styrfry and i have like 6 different options and its all cut and fresh its vey good if you live alone and still want to cook so you dont have food for 7 days but just for 2 days
thank you for your video and honest reactions. It feels humbling and maybe even a little embarrassing to be reminded that what we in NL take for granted every day, actually isn't. I live in the Netherlands and shop at Albert Hein... I am aware that that is a luxury even in The Netherlands, as not everyone in NL can shop here, or eat that healthy. But on a global scale the difference is even greater. 😔 I think it would be good for us the be more aware and gratefull... your video surely helped. I hope you will have the opportunity one day day to come visit The Netherlands and see it for yourselves. ❤
I think y'all forgot about the conversion with the prices. Like with the meal kits around 4:30, you thought that they were cheap cause they're about 5 bucks, and that it would be like 10 to 12 bucks there. But 5 Euro means 26 Brazilian Real. That's expensive here too.
Like 1 kg of white rice costs 2 euro so about 10.50 BRL, but you guys pay 6 BRL. Purchasing power is definitely better in the Netherlands, just wanted to point out that conversion gives better context :)
yeah dutch food prices in general are very nice but they going up. I made a menu for the week that cost only 38 euros. It contains pizza for 2 days, Tacos for 2 days with fresh salsa salad and a kilo of cheese, and 2 days of schnitzel with fries with cheese home made gravy and veggies.
As the netherlands are the 2nd large producers of vegetables in the world dutch citizens have acces to a great variety of fruit and veggies at affordable prices in every supermarket in the country. It surprises me that with the (sub) tropical climat in brasil vegetables are expensive. Your country should be able to grow enough to keep the prices low for their own citizens. Is growing your own veggies an idea?
The Netherlands is NOT the 2nd largest producer of vegetables, it's the 2nd largest EXPORTER of agricultural goods. This is because a lot of stuff gets imported into the harbour of Rotterdam and sold to other countries. This counts as export, but is not produced by the Netherlands. Relatively the Netherlands does produce a lot of goods, especially flowers, dairy products, eggs and meat, and about 70% of goods produced are exported as well, but the amounts produced are not comparable to countries like US, China, India and Russia.
Actually after seeing you react to the prices in the Netherlands I start to wonder… Sorry to hear you guys are struggling. My apologies for being shortsighted.
We have cashier in the Netherlands as well. Although the self payment check out is getting more and more. Specially in supermarket Albert Heijn. I guess they do that because it is cheaper. They do not have to pay salary for a cashier. There is a random check for every 5 customers that want to pay. So if you do not scan everything there is a risk you take. Because if they catch you not scannig everything you need to pay a fine 185 euro. And they will call the police. Probably you will have to sleep 1 night in jail then
Dutch fruits and vegetables are somewhat 'cheap' because the fall under a lower tax rate then other kinds of foods. Besides of course of the fact that most of these healthy foods are grown by the Netherlands themselves, and not imported.
I will tell u my dutch salary as a mechanic is around 19.5k reais untaxed. And 1 kg of tomatoes would actually cost around 12 reais 1 reais is 0.16 euro. So the difference u mention is even bigger😢
Haha. The prices are even HIGH in the Netherlands. And normal income is not 1400 euro, it's around 3800 euro (before taxes). Taxes are extremely high, so when you get 3800 euro's per month, you will get around 2750 on your bank account. Renting a house costs somewhere between 1000 and 1500 euro for a (small) apartment. And health insurance is, the cheapest one, around 130 euro each month. Per person. Maybe that's why you see low prices in the supermarkets, but it's for Dutch people very high.
People earn much more than 1400 Euros, even people on an old age pension, as a couple get a least 1750 Euros per month after tax has been taken out, here in Australia where I live (originally from the Netherlands) people on old age pension (couple) get around 3685 Australian Dollars which is approx. 2250 Euros per month.
Albert não e supermercado bem barato,está promoção são bem enganado são promoção pra chamar atenção ,aí você pode pagar por 6tomate 3,50€ você vai en outro supermercado você pode compra 6 tomate por 2.50€ . Unica coisas que e bom no Albert são as carne resto dos produtos melhor nos outro supermercado
The average salary in Australia is approx. 278,000 Reals per year. Of course there are also people who earn less, for instance people on government benefits as a couple get about 160,000 Reals per year.
The stuff is expensive too. Im from germany not netherlands but i figure its about the same. Wild salmon is about 60-80€ per kg. So most people eat the unhealthy farm raised salmon which is about half that. Beef depends on the cut. The most expensive is filet mignon thats around 60€/kg. But other cuts or minced beef is around 12-18€/kg. Pork is about half. You can get the cheapest chicken for less than 5€ but if you want a healthy organic one its about 10-12€ for a whole chicken. These juices they showed are also very expensive but i think completely organic and are around 5€ for a bottle like that. You get a 1l coca cola for around 1€ to compare it. Bread is pretty cheap. A croissant is around 1€. On average people pay around 200-500€ for food a month. You can get by for 150 but then you have to buy the worst cheapest meats where the animals dont have a lot of freedom to roam. 1kg rice is around 4-6€ depends also which kind you want. If you want to eat good its about 300-400 and if you can afford it you can easily eat for 500€ per month and person. .
In The Netherlands, we produce more meat than we consume, so we export a lot too. If we would eat all of the meat we produce ourselves, we would eat 1 kg of meat each day... Edit: Also, about the cashier: There are cashiers, but there are also options to self-scan your products. The cashiers will sometimes check if you really scanned everything at the self-scan though...
Bear in mind that Albert Heyn is the most expensive variant in the supermarket offer. One can shop at other chains and prices are markedly lower often while quality still is very good. It is easy to save 1000 to 2000 euros per year by being selective .The proposed Eur 1400 is low in comparison to what an average shopper at Albert Heyn will have as disposable income.
The Netherlands is a huge food producer, partially because of our great river delta soil. Ontop of that, we have the largest port in europe, which lies in the center of the north european trade network. This gives us plenty of acces to food.
As usual expats choose AH as being representative for Dutch supermarkets. Which they are *NOT*, by a long shot! Overpriced and substandard. AH in Amsterdam are even worse. Jumbo and Spar are your better choice. Spar usually offers local produce at fair prices. A far better choice than the pricey pre-packaged AH-stuff.
There is usually a mix of cashiers and selfservice in most supermarkets. Some favour cashiers still, and some shops will have a mix at one location and more self service at another. It depends on the location.
As a dutch person, it's so weird to think that in other countries, a lot of food isn't available. I grew up with everything being in the store. Not that we could buy expensive groceries, my mom sometimes didn't eat so that we(3 children) could eat. And for us the groceries are expensive here. Back in 2015 or before that you could get a whole big cart full of groceries for like 100€ and nowadays that would be 200/250€.
It's a supernarket to walk by...Full of gmo-crap and monitoring people in the worst way. It's an w-e-f supermarkt...Even the grocery is fake and seedless.
Google: The average salary for jobs in Amsterdam, Netherlands is € 55.810 (EUR) per year or an hourly rate of € 27 (EUR). The above data is a sample of data available in ERI's Global Salary Calculator. The Global Salary Calculator provides compensation data for over 45,000 positions in 8,000+ cities in 69 countries. so not 1400 EUR :)
U guys have the value wrong. Like mentioned here if it's 5 to 1 then 2 lgbof tomato doesn't cost 12 euro in brasil. But less. Also tomatoes and sweat peppers are grown at mass in holland so they're relatively cheap. I live in central america and prices are just a bit cheaper than in holland.
the entire EU looks very similar, the minimum salary is approx. 1500€....... and there are codes on the products in the stores, if you leave without paying, they will start beeping
Borrelhapjes should please exist in every country. However I believe we stole those tapas style goodies from Spain. (Difficult/problematic Dutch history.)
Wow ! I really didn't know it was that expensive in Brazil compared to what you earn ! Actually a bit shocking ! Here in Luxembourg, the minimum wage is over 2000€
1 Euro is around 5,33 Brl, and yes, there are people working there and we have cashiers as wel where they scan your articles, you can pay cash if you want with them, unles it's marked "pin only".
