Cost of living comparison

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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 0.1% cheaper than Dallas.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 2.2% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 25.0% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Dallas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Dallas	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00	$22.39 €19.93	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$15.14 €13.48	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$4.24 €3.77	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.37	$4.20 €3.74	+77.2%
Average			+21.7%

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

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Dallas	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$3.17	$2.25 €2.01	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56	$7.34 €6.53	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.82	$5.61 €4.99	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.80	$4.49 €4.00	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09	$5.90 €5.25	+15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68	$1.19 €1.06	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$1.01 €0.90	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.26	$0.91 €0.81	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.65 €1.47	-12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07	$0.61 €0.54	-43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.59 €0.53	-58.6%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Dallas	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80	$9.81 €8.73	+158.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$126.00	$92.38 €82.22	-26.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,232.00	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.00	$31.97 €28.45	+88.0%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Dallas	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.42	$54.98 €48.93	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,782.73	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,400.42	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.61	$213.06 €189.63	+43.4%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

	Dallas	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,084.15	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	+16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,380.00	$11,757.22 €10,464.35	-51.8%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dallas	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$7.28 €6.48	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19	$4.37 €3.89	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$14.56 €12.96	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.50	$50.89 €45.29	-14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$16.80 €14.95	+12.0%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Dallas	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.50	$94.97 €84.52	+45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.56	$43.25 €38.49	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.20	$106.75 €95.01	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.90	$137.80 €122.64	+0.7%
Average			+3.2%

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