# Stupid Lifestyle Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-lifestyle-question/574364>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-lifestyle-question/574364 "2011-03-12T02:04:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-lifestyle-question/574364/1 "2011-03-12T02:04:48Z")

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So, I’m watching my favorite show on HGTV, Entitlement Whores International and was wondering something, and was hoping one of our Dutch dopers can answer.

Say I want to live in a small town somewhere in the Netherlands [as being in a city doesn’t really interest me.] I find a lovely 2 bed 1 bath flat that rents for 2500E a month. What other expenses are there associated with renting a flat would I have to allow for? [not counting food, car or outside the house entertainment]

I know that for every TV you have to pay some sort of tax [or at least you do in Germany that I know of] but what about internet, electricity and so forth?

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-lifestyle-question/574364/2 "2011-03-12T02:51:40Z")

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Not what I thought this was about. I do know some experts in Stupid Lifestyles though.