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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

The Hague (Den Haag) is 2.7 times more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 85.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 90.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in The Hague (Den Haag) instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$37.68	$18.69 €16.02	+150.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$32.97	$14.02 €12.02	+114.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$6.89	$3.32 €2.84	+143.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.58	$2.87 €2.46	+217.1%
Average			+156.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.1% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.14	$2.29 €1.96	+26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$22.06	$7.23 €6.20	+65.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$21.92	$5.18 €4.44	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$10.43	$4.83 €4.14	+134.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.12	$7.05 €6.05	+291.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$5.61	$1.10 €0.94	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.76	$1.13 €0.97	+52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.63	$0.90 €0.77	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.52	$2.11 €1.81	+203.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.05	$0.89 €0.76	+47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.67	$0.91 €0.78	+72.2%
Average			+85.1%

Rio De Janeiro vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$21.60	$8.69 €7.45	+103.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$204.60	$175.19 €150.21	+332.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$104K	$42,045.51 €36,049.28	+104.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$35.89	$32.50 €27.87	+357.7%
Average			+224.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$99.54	$47.19 €40.46	+139.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,509.85	$1,796.15 €1,540.00	+261.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,739.07	$1,415.80 €1,213.89	+311.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$417.84	$176.54 €151.36	+113.5%
Average			+206.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,751.70	$2,348.84 €2,013.86	+331.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$63,027.99	$11,933.92 €10,231.99	-4.3%
Average			+163.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$9.42	$7.01 €6.01	+276.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$10.46	$4.45 €3.81	+114.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.36	$14.60 €12.52	+612.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$142.19	$42.60 €36.52	+51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$35.80	$16.93 €14.52	+139.1%
Average			+238.7%

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pay 90.1% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$235.93	$123.12 €105.56	+163.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$217.42	$52.45 €44.97	+21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$396.92	$124.01 €106.33	+57.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$320.23	$137.43 €117.83	+116.9%
Average			+90.1%

Rio De Janeiro vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of clothing

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