Cost of living comparison

United States

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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 25.7% cheaper than Boston.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 43.9% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

The cost of transportation and restaurants in The Hague (Den Haag) are more expensive than in Boston. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in The Hague (Den Haag).

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Boston Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Boston	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$22.39 €19.93	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$15.14 €13.48	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09	$4.24 €3.77	+37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.27	$4.20 €3.74	+85.5%
Average			+4.4%

Boston vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Boston	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$4.49	$2.25 €2.01	-49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.82	$7.34 €6.53	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68	$5.61 €4.99	+19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.09	$4.49 €4.00	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.71	$5.90 €5.25	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.36	$1.19 €1.06	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$1.01 €0.90	+10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48	$0.91 €0.81	-63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.43	$1.65 €1.47	-51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.01	$0.61 €0.54	-69.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.85	$0.59 €0.53	-67.9%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Boston	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24	$9.81 €8.73	+131.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00	$92.38 €82.22	+2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,584.00	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.60	$31.97 €28.45	+92.6%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 43.9% less for housing

	Boston	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.64	$54.98 €48.93	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,347.20	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,653.85	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$186.11	$213.06 €189.63	+14.5%
Average			-43.9%

Boston vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of housing

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Boston	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,900.09	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$36,004.38	$11,757.22 €10,464.35	-67.3%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Boston	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$7.28 €6.48	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26	$4.37 €3.89	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.54	$14.56 €12.96	+16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.75	$50.89 €45.29	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00	$16.80 €14.95	+5.0%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Boston	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.37	$94.97 €84.52	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.38	$43.25 €38.49	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50	$106.75 €95.01	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.81	$137.80 €122.64	-17.9%
Average			-6.6%

Boston vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of clothing

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