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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 8.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 25.5% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	London	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$18.69 €16.05	-30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$14.02 €12.04	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$3.32 €2.85	+6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.87 €2.47	+49.2%
Average			+13.1%

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

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	London	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$2.29 €1.96	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$7.23 €6.21	+30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$5.18 €4.45	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$4.83 €4.15	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$7.05 €6.06	+78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.10 €0.94	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.13 €0.97	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.90 €0.77	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.11 €1.81	+28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.89 €0.76	+17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.91 €0.78	+9.5%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	London	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$8.69 €7.47	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$175.19 €150.45	-27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$32.50 €27.91	+2.4%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	London	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$47.19 €40.53	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	-39.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$176.54 €151.61	-31.0%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	London	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	-58.1%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$7.01 €6.02	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$4.45 €3.82	-14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$14.60 €12.54	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$42.60 €36.58	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$16.93 €14.54	-15.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	London	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$123.12 €105.74	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$52.45 €45.05	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$124.01 €106.50	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$137.43 €118.02	-14.6%
Average			-2.3%

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