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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 40.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 5.6% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 66.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 18.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 39.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$18.69 €16.05	+136.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$14.02 €12.04	+118.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.32 €2.85	+138.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.87 €2.47	+158.3%
Average			+137.9%

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

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.29 €1.96	+4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$7.23 €6.21	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.18 €4.45	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.83 €4.15	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$7.05 €6.06	+45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.10 €0.94	-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.13 €0.97	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.90 €0.77	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.11 €1.81	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.89 €0.76	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.91 €0.78	-14.0%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 66.4% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$8.69 €7.47	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$175.19 €150.45	+159.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$32.50 €27.91	+123.8%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Hong Kong	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$47.19 €40.53	+112.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$176.54 €151.61	-0.6%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 39.9% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	+126.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	-46.4%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$7.01 €6.02	+8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.45 €3.82	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$14.60 €12.54	+11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$42.60 €36.58	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$16.93 €14.54	+31.7%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$123.12 €105.74	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$52.45 €45.05	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$124.01 €106.50	+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$137.43 €118.02	-3.8%
Average			+30.4%

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