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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 14.5% more expensive than Hillsboro.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 5.0% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 38.2% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 51.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Hillsboro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.8% more for restaurants

	Hillsboro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50	$22.39 €19.93	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$15.14 €13.48	+89.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$4.24 €3.77	+54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07	$4.20 €3.74	+102.8%
Average			+39.8%

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

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Hillsboro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$3.67	$2.25 €2.01	-38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02	$7.34 €6.53	+46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92	$5.61 €4.99	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.73	$4.49 €4.00	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.24	$5.90 €5.25	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.71	$1.19 €1.06	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$1.01 €0.90	+35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.91 €0.81	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.65 €1.47	+6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96	$0.61 €0.54	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.59 €0.53	-38.9%
Average			-10.5%

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

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Hillsboro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43	$9.81 €8.73	+121.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.00	$92.38 €82.22	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+123.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56	$31.97 €28.45	+105.4%
Average			+77.2%

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

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pay 5.0% less for housing

	Hillsboro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.33	$54.98 €48.93	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,900.00	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,625.00	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.56	$213.06 €189.63	+87.6%
Average			-5.0%

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

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pay 38.2% more for childcare

	Hillsboro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,222.22	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	+99.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,250.00	$11,757.22 €10,464.35	-4.0%
Average			+38.2%

Hillsboro vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hillsboro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$7.28 €6.48	+45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69	$4.37 €3.89	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$14.56 €12.96	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.50	$50.89 €45.29	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$16.80 €14.95	+20.0%
Average			+14.6%

Hillsboro vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.7% more for clothing

	Hillsboro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.50	$94.97 €84.52	+153.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.33	$43.25 €38.49	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$106.75 €95.01	+14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.00	$137.80 €122.64	+62.1%
Average			+51.7%

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

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