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United Kingdom

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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 1.5% cheaper than Ealing.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 19.3% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 3.1% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Ealing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.9% more for restaurants

	Ealing	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.45 £18.34	$22.39 €19.93	-8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$15.14 €13.48	+63.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 £2.33	$4.24 €3.77	+36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 £1.29	$4.20 €3.74	+144.6%
Average			+28.9%

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

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Ealing	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 £1.22	$2.25 €2.01	+38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 £3.14	$7.34 €6.53	+75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 £4.13	$5.61 €4.99	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.16 £3.12	$4.49 €4.00	+7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 £3.07	$5.90 €5.25	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.19 €1.06	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$1.01 €0.90	+54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.67	$0.91 €0.81	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 £1.23	$1.65 €1.47	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.48	$0.61 €0.54	-5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.59 €0.53	-25.7%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Ealing	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 £5.64	$9.81 €8.73	+30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$92.38 €82.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 £22.80	$31.97 €28.45	+5.2%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Ealing	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.02 £26.27	$54.98 €48.93	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,158.35 £1,619.41	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,750.90 £1,313.70	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.94 £164.27	$213.06 €189.63	-2.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

	Ealing	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	+5.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,214.37 £9,914.74	$11,757.22 €10,464.35	-11.0%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ealing	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.06 £6.05	$7.28 €6.48	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.79 £3.59	$4.37 €3.89	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.96 £17.23	$14.56 €12.96	-36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$107.92 £80.97	$50.89 €45.29	-52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 £12.89	$16.80 €14.95	-2.2%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Ealing	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.13 £72.12	$94.97 €84.52	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.04 £24.79	$43.25 €38.49	+30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.97 £75.76	$106.75 €95.01	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.03 £78.05	$137.80 €122.64	+32.5%
Average			+16.0%

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