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Jersey

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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 0.4% more expensive than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 72.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 16.2% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Jersey	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.78	$18.69 €16.02	-53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.94	$14.02 €12.02	+31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.35	$3.32 €2.84	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.89	$2.87 €2.46	+13.3%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Jersey	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.73	$2.29 €1.96	-1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.20	$7.23 €6.20	+67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.10	$5.18 €4.44	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.25	$4.83 €4.14	-15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.92	$7.05 €6.05	+33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.45	$1.10 €0.94	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$1.13 €0.97	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.42	$0.90 €0.77	-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.41	$2.11 €1.81	+11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.31	$0.89 €0.76	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.28	$0.91 €0.78	-47.0%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 72.4% more for transportation

	Jersey	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.01	$8.69 €7.45	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.64	$175.19 €150.21	+162.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,379.58	$42,045.51 €36,049.28	+90.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.73	$32.50 €27.87	+29.0%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	Jersey	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.43	$47.19 €40.46	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,497.33	$1,796.15 €1,540.00	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,211.10	$1,415.80 €1,213.89	-13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £136.64	$176.54 €151.36	-4.0%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Jersey	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,588.32	$2,348.84 €2,013.86	+9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,574.22	$11,933.92 €10,231.99	-29.4%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.96	$7.01 €6.01	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.64	$4.45 €3.81	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.37	$14.60 €12.52	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £50.88	$42.60 €36.52	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.39	$16.93 €14.52	-18.2%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Jersey	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £79.42	$123.12 €105.56	+15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.27	$52.45 €44.97	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.07	$124.01 €106.33	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £155.52	$137.43 €117.83	-34.3%
Average			-11.7%

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