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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 1.0% more expensive than Oakland.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 76.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 17.4% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 41.3% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Oakland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% less for restaurants

	Oakland	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$18.69 €16.05	-37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$14.02 €12.04	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93	$3.32 €2.85	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$2.87 €2.47	+23.2%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Oakland	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$5.27	$2.29 €1.96	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.35	$7.23 €6.21	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46	$5.18 €4.45	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50	$4.83 €4.15	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.75	$7.05 €6.06	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53	$1.10 €0.94	-69.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.13 €0.97	+13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.90	$0.90 €0.77	-68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80	$2.11 €1.81	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.89 €0.76	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.91 €0.78	-41.2%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 76.7% more for transportation

	Oakland	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79	$8.69 €7.47	+81.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.00	$175.19 €150.45	+106.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,894.01	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+76.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.70	$32.50 €27.91	+43.2%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 17.4% less for housing

	Oakland	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.33	$47.19 €40.53	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,035.71	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.33	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.70	$176.54 €151.61	-7.4%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 41.3% less for childcare

	Oakland	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,738.89	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	-14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,770.00	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	-68.4%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Oakland	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$7.01 €6.02	-12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$4.45 €3.82	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$14.60 €12.54	+32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.28	$42.60 €36.58	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.50	$16.93 €14.54	+16.8%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Oakland	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.33	$123.12 €105.74	+70.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.00	$52.45 €45.05	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17	$124.01 €106.50	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.75	$137.43 €118.02	+10.2%
Average			+23.6%

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