Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Netherlands

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 62.9% more expensive than Karlstad.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 13.2% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 19.3 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in The Hague (Den Haag) are more expensive than in Karlstad. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in The Hague (Den Haag).

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Karlstad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Karlstad	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 SEK148.65	$22.39 €19.93	+49.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$15.14 €13.48	+51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 SEK24.77	$4.24 €3.77	+69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 SEK21.47	$4.20 €3.74	+94.0%
Average			+56.0%

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

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pay 13.2% less for groceries

	Karlstad	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 SEK28.49	$2.25 €2.01	-21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 SEK49.80	$7.34 €6.53	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 SEK55.75	$5.61 €4.99	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 SEK44.31	$4.49 €4.00	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 SEK63.47	$5.90 €5.25	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 SEK13.02	$1.19 €1.06	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.68	$1.01 €0.90	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.69	$0.91 €0.81	-34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 SEK23.60	$1.65 €1.47	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SEK8.38	$0.61 €0.54	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.48	$0.59 €0.53	-21.5%
Average			-13.2%

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

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Karlstad	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK65.80	$9.81 €8.73	+47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.88 SEK791.80	$92.38 €82.22	+15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.80 SEK156.58	$31.97 €28.45	+102.4%
Average			+36.6%

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

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Karlstad	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.12 SEK437.36	$54.98 €48.93	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	+92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	+124.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.74 SEK760.73	$213.06 €189.63	+177.6%
Average			+111.5%

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

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pay 19.3 times more for childcare

	Karlstad	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	+1828.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,757.22 €10,464.35
Average			+1828.3%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Karlstad	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$7.28 €6.48	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 SEK46.82	$4.37 €3.89	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$14.56 €12.96	+105.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 SEK450.59	$50.89 €45.29	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00 SEK138.75	$16.80 €14.95	+20.0%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Karlstad	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	$94.97 €84.52	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.89 SEK395.40	$43.25 €38.49	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.88 SEK742.25	$106.75 €95.01	+42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	$137.80 €122.64	-1.5%
Average			+8.3%

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

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