Aggregator websites made up more than half of all direct sales for motor insurance policies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Of the *** countries included in this statistic, there is a clear difference in consumers' use of comparison websites to find motor insurance. Consumers from the Netherlands were least likely to use aggregator sites with a market share of *** percent of direct sales made.

This statistic shows a ranking of online research sources consumers in the Netherlands used prior to a recent purchase as of March 2015. During the survey period it was found that 13 percent of Dutch respondents gathered information about the product they bought on price comparison websites.

Detailed cost of living comparison between Netherlands and Poland

A survey conducted during the third quarter of 2024 found that nearly 60 percent of Dutch internet users utilized search engines as one of their primary channels for more information about brands, products, and services. Price comparison websites were ranked second with 35.6 percent of respondents stating that they mainly used them when researching brands.

This statistic shows the most recent online shopping destinations of internet users in Netherlands in 2015. During the survey period, it was found that seven percent of Dutch respondents had recently bought a product on a price comparison website.

Detailed cost of living comparison between Netherlands and Lithuania

The statistic displays the results of a consumer survey regarding the channel used when buying new mobile or internet subscriptions in the Netherlands from 2017 to 2019. As part of the survey, participants were asked through which channel they bought their new mobile or internet subscription. As of 2019, the majority of respondents purchased their new mobile/internet subscription through the website of the provider, whereas five percent acquired their new mobile/internet subscription via price comparison websites.

Switzerland had the highest price tags on new passenger cars sold in 2020, overtaking Norway for the first time in five years. Swiss people had to dig deeper into their pockets than any of their European neighbors, with prices roughly 15,000 euros higher than the EU-28 average. Reasons for automobiles being so costly in Switzerland are partly due to tax rates, which are set by each canton based on a set of varying criteria including but not limited to vehicle weight, powertrain, and CO2 emissions. These incentives contribute to making larger, heavier vehicles using petrol and diesel engines more expensive. The only vehicles exempt from taxes in selected cantons were electric cars. Electric vehicles are extremely popular in Norway, second in the ranking in terms of average vehicle price, in parts due to the VAT and tolls exemptions for electric vehicles in the country. Norwegian buyers are able to spend more on high-tech models.

Car tax rates in Nordic countries higher on average
Other European countries with a 25 percent tax rate on acquisition are Croatia, Denmark and Sweden, while those in Hungary even exceeded Norwegian rates by two percent. As seen in this statistic higher tax rates on passenger cars translates to higher prices overall. Sweden and Denmark both appeared in the top seven most expensive car buying countries. Hence, in terms of volume of new car registrations, Northern European countries trailed behind not only their more populous neighbors, but also other smaller countries where tax rates were lower.

Prices for passenger cars to stay stable
Prices for passenger cars were forecast to stay relatively stable in the next three years, with only slight increases expected. Luxury cars were the only group where price change was estimated to be more prominent.