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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 4.2 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 6.9 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 8.8 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$18.69 €16.05	+210.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$14.02 €12.04	+225.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$3.32 €2.85	+241.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$2.87 €2.47	+470.7%
Average			+287.1%

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

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Manila	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$2.29 €1.96	+71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$7.23 €6.21	+69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$5.18 €4.45	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$4.83 €4.15	+118.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$7.05 €6.06	+208.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.10 €0.94	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$1.13 €0.97	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.90 €0.77	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$2.11 €1.81	+106.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.89 €0.76	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.91 €0.78	-33.7%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 6.9 times more for transportation

	Manila	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$8.69 €7.47	+108.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$175.19 €150.45	+1172.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+66.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$32.50 €27.91	+1011.4%
Average			+589.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Manila	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$47.19 €40.53	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	+250.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	+462.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$176.54 €151.61	+75.7%
Average			+215.6%

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pay 8.8 times more for childcare

	Manila	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	+1594.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	-29.9%
Average			+782.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$7.01 €6.02	+379.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$4.45 €3.82	+71.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$14.60 €12.54	+346.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$42.60 €36.58	+1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$16.93 €14.54	+126.3%
Average			+185.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Manila	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$123.12 €105.74	+150.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$52.45 €45.05	+76.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$124.01 €106.50	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$137.43 €118.02	+176.5%
Average			+114.1%

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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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