Cost of living comparison

United States

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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 58.1% more expensive than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 8.3% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 27.8% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 52.8% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 64.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% more for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$18.69 €16.34	+16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$14.02 €12.25	+40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$3.32 €2.90	+42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$2.87 €2.51	+29.2%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 8.3% more for groceries

	Fort Wayne	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$2.29 €2.00	-23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$7.23 €6.32	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$5.18 €4.53	+70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$4.83 €4.22	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$7.05 €6.17	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.10 €0.96	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$1.13 €0.99	+103.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$0.90 €0.79	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$2.11 €1.85	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.89 €0.78	-8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.91 €0.80	-33.6%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Fort Wayne	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$8.69 €7.60	+172.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$175.19 €153.18	+439.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$42,045.51 €36,764.30	+31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$32.50 €28.42	+110.7%
Average			+188.4%

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pay 27.8% more for housing

	Fort Wayne	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$47.19 €41.26	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$1,796.15 €1,570.55	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$1,415.80 €1,237.97	+39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$176.54 €154.36	+59.5%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 52.8% more for childcare

	Fort Wayne	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$2,348.84 €2,053.81	+145.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$11,933.92 €10,434.93	-40.3%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$7.01 €6.13	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$4.45 €3.89	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$14.60 €12.77	+76.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$42.60 €37.25	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$16.93 €14.81	+41.1%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 64.0% more for clothing

	Fort Wayne	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$123.12 €107.65	+141.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$52.45 €45.86	+41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$124.01 €108.44	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$137.43 €120.16	+37.4%
Average			+64.0%

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