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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 25.0% cheaper than Geneva.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 25.4% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 48.9% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in The Hague (Den Haag).

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Geneva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% less for restaurants

	Geneva	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$37.54 CHF30.18	$18.69 €16.05	-50.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.09	$14.02 €12.04	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.40 CHF4.34	$3.32 €2.85	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.78 CHF3.85	$2.87 €2.47	-39.9%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	Geneva	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.15	$2.29 €1.96	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CHF10.93	$7.23 €6.21	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.69 CHF6.98	$5.18 €4.45	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.79 CHF6.26	$4.83 €4.15	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.46 CHF12.43	$7.05 €6.06	-54.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 CHF1.30	$1.10 €0.94	-32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 CHF0.92	$1.13 €0.97	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 CHF1.13	$0.90 €0.77	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.98 CHF2.40	$2.11 €1.81	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 CHF0.99	$0.89 €0.76	-27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 CHF0.91	$0.91 €0.78	-19.1%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Geneva	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.61 CHF6.92	$8.69 €7.47	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.59 CHF70.42	$175.19 €150.45	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,166.99 CHF33,095.26	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.80 CHF32.00	$32.50 €27.91	-18.3%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 25.4% less for housing

	Geneva	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.30 CHF50.89	$47.19 €40.53	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,499.71 CHF2,009.58	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,098.75 CHF1,687.24	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	-32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.38 CHF167.52	$176.54 €151.61	-15.3%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

	Geneva	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,503.57 CHF2,816.62	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,834.51 CHF27,200.48	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	-64.7%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Geneva	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.01 CHF8.05	$7.01 €6.02	-30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.02 CHF4.84	$4.45 €3.82	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.26 CHF9.05	$14.60 €12.54	+29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.08 CHF67.60	$42.60 €36.58	-49.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.03 CHF20.12	$16.93 €14.54	-32.3%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Geneva	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$141.88 CHF114.06	$123.12 €105.74	-13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.50 CHF65.52	$52.45 €45.05	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$170.05 CHF136.71	$124.01 €106.50	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$221.63 CHF178.18	$137.43 €118.02	-38.0%
Average			-28.5%

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