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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 63.3% more expensive than Hamburg.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 15.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Hamburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Hamburg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.38	$18.69 €16.34	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.25	$14.02 €12.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.55 €3.10	$3.32 €2.90	-6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 €2.81	$2.87 €2.51	-10.7%
Average			-9.5%

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

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Hamburg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 €1.96	$2.29 €2.00	+1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 €6.25	$7.23 €6.32	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 €4.53	$5.18 €4.53
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.50	$4.83 €4.22	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.06	$7.05 €6.17	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.36	$1.10 €0.96	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.87	$1.13 €0.99	+14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.98	$0.90 €0.79	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16 €1.89	$2.11 €1.85	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.66	$0.89 €0.78	+18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.63	$0.91 €0.80	+26.8%
Average			+5.4%

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

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Hamburg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.69 €6.72	$8.69 €7.60	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €59.23	$175.19 €153.18	+158.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €27,757.24	$42,045.51 €36,762.71	+32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.24 €28.19	$32.50 €28.42	+0.8%
Average			+51.2%

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

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pay 15.4% more for housing

	Hamburg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.29 €34.35	$47.19 €41.26	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.97 €1,190.84	$1,796.15 €1,570.48	+31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$964.76 €843.54	$1,415.80 €1,237.92	+46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$281.38 €246.03	$176.54 €154.36	-37.3%
Average			+15.4%

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

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Hamburg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.29 €226.71	$2,348.84 €2,053.72	+805.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,155.76 €23,743.77	$11,933.92 €10,434.48	-56.1%
Average			+374.9%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hamburg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.11	$7.01 €6.13	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 €4.26	$4.45 €3.89	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.88	$14.60 €12.76	+43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.71 €42.59	$42.60 €37.25	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.30	$16.93 €14.81	+3.6%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Hamburg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.37 €81.63	$123.12 €107.65	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.19 €57.87	$52.45 €45.86	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.95 €108.38	$124.01 €108.43
Men's business shoes (leather)	$173.86 €152.02	$137.43 €120.16	-21.0%
Average			-3.3%

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

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