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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 2.5 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 85.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 5.0 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 38.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$18.69 €16.05	+72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$14.02 €12.04	+58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$3.32 €2.85	+91.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$2.87 €2.47	+120.4%
Average			+85.7%

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

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pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$2.29 €1.96	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$7.23 €6.21	+43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$5.18 €4.45	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$4.83 €4.15	+85.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$7.05 €6.06	+85.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.10 €0.94	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$1.13 €0.97	+41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.90 €0.77	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.11 €1.81	+133.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.89 €0.76	-7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.91 €0.78	-8.4%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$8.69 €7.47	+69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$175.19 €150.45	+796.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+109.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$32.50 €27.91	+634.6%
Average			+402.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Mexico City	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$47.19 €40.53	+52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	+109.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$176.54 €151.61	+372.5%
Average			+150.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	+445.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	+9.5%
Average			+227.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$7.01 €6.02	+115.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.45 €3.82	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$14.60 €12.54	+236.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$42.60 €36.58	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$16.93 €14.54	+160.0%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 38.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$123.12 €105.74	+102.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$52.45 €45.05	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$124.01 €106.50	+17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$137.43 €118.02	+23.9%
Average			+38.1%

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