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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 5.3% more expensive than Sandnes.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 22.5% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Sandnes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Sandnes	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.95 NOK235.26	$22.39 €19.93	-10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.24 NOK143.71	$15.14 €13.48	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 NOK31.50	$4.24 €3.77	+26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 NOK27.89	$4.20 €3.74	+42.1%
Average			+0.8%

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

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Sandnes	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$3.45 NOK32.48	$2.25 €2.01	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61 NOK62.34	$7.34 €6.53	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.02 NOK85.07	$5.61 €4.99	-37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.81 NOK45.38	$4.49 €4.00	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.17 NOK67.57	$5.90 €5.25	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 NOK15.03	$1.19 €1.06	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 NOK11.83	$1.01 €0.90	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NOK13.39	$0.91 €0.81	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.18 NOK20.58	$1.65 €1.47	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 NOK10.72	$0.61 €0.54	-46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK9.82	$0.59 €0.53	-43.1%
Average			-27.2%

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

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Sandnes	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 NOK79.78	$9.81 €8.73	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.53 NOK787.47	$92.38 €82.22	+10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,324.58 NOK408K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.94 NOK188.01	$31.97 €28.45	+60.3%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	Sandnes	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$82.03 NOK773.33	$54.98 €48.93	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,322.52 NOK12,468.29	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$952.73 NOK8,982.09	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	+35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$189.96 NOK1,790.89	$213.06 €189.63	+12.2%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Sandnes	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.87 NOK2,723.34	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	+742.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,396.83 NOK88,590.45	$11,757.22 €10,464.35	+25.1%
Average			+224.7%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sandnes	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.52 NOK127.47	$7.28 €6.48	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.56 NOK52.42	$4.37 €3.89	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.18 NOK152.57	$14.56 €12.96	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.24 NOK426.55	$50.89 €45.29	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.79 NOK177.18	$16.80 €14.95	-10.6%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Sandnes	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$125.22 NOK1,180.55	$94.97 €84.52	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.73 NOK563.10	$43.25 €38.49	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.33 NOK1,115.58	$106.75 €95.01	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.94 NOK1,771.81	$137.80 €122.64	-26.7%
Average			-22.4%

Sandnes vs. The Hague (Den Haag) - Cost of clothing

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