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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 55.9% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 82.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 59.3% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 43.8% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$24.12	$18.69 €16.02	+29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.26	$14.02 €12.02	+53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.52	$3.32 €2.84	+57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.37	$2.87 €2.46	+42.6%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	New Zealand	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$2.90	$2.29 €1.96	+31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.48	$7.23 €6.20	+86.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$10.58	$5.18 €4.44	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$9.95	$4.83 €4.14	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.69	$7.05 €6.05	+76.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$1.97	$1.10 €0.94	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.59	$1.13 €0.97	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.16	$0.90 €0.77	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.52	$2.11 €1.81	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.42	$0.89 €0.76	+4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.33	$0.91 €0.78	+14.3%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 82.6% more for transportation

	New Zealand	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.15	$8.69 €7.45	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$124.43	$175.19 €150.21	+135.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$41,375.41	$42,045.51 €36,049.28	+69.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$29.74	$32.50 €27.87	+82.5%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 59.3% more for housing

	New Zealand	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$83.49	$47.19 €40.46	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,633.73	$1,796.15 €1,540.00	+83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,352.70	$1,415.80 €1,213.89	+74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$159.74	$176.54 €151.36	+84.5%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	New Zealand	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,060.94	$2,348.84 €2,013.86	+269.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$22,482.95	$11,933.92 €10,231.99	-11.4%
Average			+129.2%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.09	$7.01 €6.01	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.60	$4.45 €3.81	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$38.61	$14.60 €12.52	-36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$62.99	$42.60 €36.52	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$17.90	$16.93 €14.52	+58.0%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 43.8% more for clothing

	New Zealand	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$108.91	$123.12 €105.56	+88.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$65.51	$52.45 €44.97	+33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$150.76	$124.01 €106.33	+37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$199.43	$137.43 €117.83	+15.1%
Average			+43.8%

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