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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 22.1% more expensive than Buford.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 93.8% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 14.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 38.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Buford Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% more for restaurants

	Buford	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00	$22.39 €19.99	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00	$15.14 €13.52	+152.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$4.24 €3.78	+112.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92	$4.20 €3.75	+119.3%
Average			+66.0%

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

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Buford	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$2.25 €2.01	-34.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86	$7.34 €6.55	+90.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.06	$5.61 €5.00	+83.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03	$4.49 €4.01	+11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26	$5.90 €5.27	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87	$1.19 €1.06	-36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57	$1.01 €0.90	+78.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87	$0.91 €0.81	-51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12	$1.65 €1.47	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.61 €0.54	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19	$0.59 €0.53	-50.2%
Average			-7.4%

Buford vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.8% more for transportation

	Buford	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04	$9.81 €8.76	+222.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$92.38 €82.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00	$41,419.02 €36,968.05	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.35	$31.97 €28.53	+8.9%
Average			+93.8%

Buford vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Buford	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.75	$54.98 €49.07	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,450.00	$1,637.61 €1,461.63	+12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,150.00	$1,287.70 €1,149.32	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.59	$213.06 €190.16	+54.9%
Average			+14.9%

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

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Buford	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,100.00	$2,433.81 €2,172.27	+121.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$54,725.00	$11,757.22 €10,493.77	-78.5%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Buford	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$7.28 €6.50	+32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83	$4.37 €3.90	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.95	$14.56 €12.99	+83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.00	$50.89 €45.42	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$16.80 €14.99	+29.2%
Average			+16.6%

Buford vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.6% more for clothing

	Buford	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.00	$94.97 €84.76	+111.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00	$43.25 €38.60	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00	$106.75 €95.27	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.00	$137.80 €122.99	+42.1%
Average			+38.6%

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

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