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Australia

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

The Hague (Den Haag) is 29.0% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 83.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 29.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 22.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 34.3% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in The Hague (Den Haag) are more expensive than in Australia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in The Hague (Den Haag).

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in The Hague (Den Haag) instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 28.6% more for restaurants

	Australia	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$23.85	$18.69 €16.02	+9.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$13.40	$14.02 €12.02	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$3.66	$3.32 €2.84	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$2.98	$2.87 €2.46	+34.0%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Australia	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.32	$2.29 €1.96	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$5.86	$7.23 €6.20	+71.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.13	$5.18 €4.44	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.07	$4.83 €4.14	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.38	$7.05 €6.05	+82.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.06	$1.10 €0.94	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.77	$1.13 €0.97	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$1.83	$0.90 €0.77	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.68	$2.11 €1.81	+9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.53	$0.89 €0.76	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.36	$0.91 €0.78	-6.5%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 83.0% more for transportation

	Australia	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.23	$8.69 €7.45	+94.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$119.85	$175.19 €150.21	+103.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$38,478.76	$42,045.51 €36,049.28	+52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$24.80	$32.50 €27.87	+82.3%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Australia	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$76.40	$47.19 €40.46	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,652.99	$1,796.15 €1,540.00	+51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,338.55	$1,415.80 €1,213.89	+47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$185.97	$176.54 €151.36	+32.0%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Australia	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,051.45	$2,348.84 €2,013.86	+59.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$19,260.78	$11,933.92 €10,231.99	-13.8%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.00	$7.01 €6.01	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$4.96	$4.45 €3.81	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$40.03	$14.60 €12.52	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$71.11	$42.60 €36.52	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$18.22	$16.93 €14.52	+29.3%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 34.3% more for clothing

	Australia	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$96.87	$123.12 €105.56	+76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$67.50	$52.45 €44.97	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$137.99	$124.01 €106.33	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$150.18	$137.43 €117.83	+27.3%
Average			+34.3%

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