What are general moving costs?

"The section ""General Moving Costs"" has fields that reflect your main moving costs, whether within your home town or abroad. Simply fill in the amount, where applicable: - __Truck rental__: Includes the money you need for renting a truck or car to move your belongings to your new home. - __Gas__: The money you'll need to spend on gas for your rented vehicle. - __Moving insurance__: The cost of moving insurance, to cover you in case any of your items get damaged during the move. - __Additional moving equipment rental__: Need to move something a heavy that requires additional equimpent, like a ramp or dolly? Add the rental amount here. - __Packing materials__: The cost of any supplies for packing up your stuff like boxes, tape, ect. - __Moving fees for professionals__: Don't want to do everything on your own? Then include the costs of hiring help here."

What is Moving abroad?

"The ""Moving Abroad"" section provides you with specific fields for when you move to another country. Because general moving costs still apply to you, make sure to also select the respective fields there. - __Ticket cost__: Your plane, train, or bus ticket to your new home. - __Shipping household goods__: The cost of shipping your items to your new home. - __Visa__: Costs of getting a visa. Does not apply if you're an EU citizen moving to another EU country. - __Customs__: The cost of customs fees for your shipped items. Does not apply to you if you're an EU citizen moving to another EU country."

Your Moving Cost Calculator

Whether you move in your home town or to another country: Simply check how much money you need to put aside with our Moving Cost Calculator.

How to use Moving Cost Calculator

Our moving cost calculator provides you with neat features to calculate your moving expenses:

Simply type in the estimated cost in the fields provided (you'll find a detailed explanation in each section below)
Select "General Moving Costs" to insert your general expenses for moving. This is for everyone, whether you move abroad or stay in your home country
Select "Moving Abroad" if you're moving to another country.

Moving Cost Calculator

Your expected moving budget

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Budget comparison

This is how your moving budget gets split across the following categories

FAQs

The section "Your expected moving budget" includes the two input fields "Expected moving budget" and "Relocation package." Input the amount of money you expect your move to cost and add the money you receive from your employer in the form of a relocation package in the second field. This provides you with a general idea of how much you should have availiable for your move.

"The section ""General Moving Costs"" has fields that reflect your main moving costs, whether within your home town or abroad. Simply fill in the amount, where applicable:

Truck rental: Includes the money you need for renting a truck or car to move your belongings to your new home.
Gas: The money you'll need to spend on gas for your rented vehicle.
Moving insurance: The cost of moving insurance, to cover you in case any of your items get damaged during the move.
Additional moving equipment rental: Need to move something a heavy that requires additional equimpent, like a ramp or dolly? Add the rental amount here.
Packing materials: The cost of any supplies for packing up your stuff like boxes, tape, ect.
Moving fees for professionals: Don't want to do everything on your own? Then include the costs of hiring help here."

"The ""Moving Abroad"" section provides you with specific fields for when you move to another country. Because general moving costs still apply to you, make sure to also select the respective fields there.

Ticket cost: Your plane, train, or bus ticket to your new home.
Shipping household goods: The cost of shipping your items to your new home.
Visa: Costs of getting a visa. Does not apply if you're an EU citizen moving to another EU country.
Customs: The cost of customs fees for your shipped items. Does not apply to you if you're an EU citizen moving to another EU country."