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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 28.9% more expensive than Phoenix.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 11.2% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 27.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 52.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Phoenix Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Phoenix	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$18.69 €16.05	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25	$14.02 €12.04	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80	$3.32 €2.85	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.87 €2.47	+27.7%
Average			+13.5%

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

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Phoenix	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$4.20	$2.29 €1.96	-45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.38	$7.23 €6.21	+13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40	$5.18 €4.45	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.10	$4.83 €4.15	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93	$7.05 €6.06	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06	$1.10 €0.94	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$1.13 €0.97	+51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.90 €0.77	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63	$2.11 €1.81	-19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42	$0.89 €0.76	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30	$0.91 €0.78	-29.7%
Average			-8.8%

Phoenix vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Phoenix	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52	$8.69 €7.47	+147.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.00	$175.19 €150.45	+182.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,113.30	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.94	$32.50 €27.91	+133.2%
Average			+119.9%

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pay 11.2% less for housing

	Phoenix	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.88	$47.19 €40.53	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,682.00	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,405.24	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$196.17	$176.54 €151.61	-10.0%
Average			-11.2%

Phoenix vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of housing

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pay 27.9% more for childcare

	Phoenix	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,271.43	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	+84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,800.00	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	-29.0%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phoenix	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$7.01 €6.02	+16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$4.45 €3.82	-26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.62	$14.60 €12.54	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.36	$42.60 €36.58	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$16.93 €14.54	+25.4%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 52.4% more for clothing

	Phoenix	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.12	$123.12 €105.74	+131.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.50	$52.45 €45.05	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.72	$124.01 €106.50	+35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.79	$137.43 €118.02	+21.8%
Average			+52.4%

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