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Denmark

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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 31.5% more expensive than Svendborg.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 1.6% less in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 81.2% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

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The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Svendborg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.6% more for restaurants

	Svendborg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.97 DKK139.50	$22.39 €19.93	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.98 DKK99.64	$15.14 €13.48	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.65 DKK24.25	$4.24 €3.77	+16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 DKK18.20	$4.20 €3.74	+53.6%
Average			+9.6%

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

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Svendborg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.58 DKK17.19	$2.25 €2.01	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 DKK40.60	$7.34 €6.53	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.49 DKK49.79	$5.61 €4.99	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 DKK28.89	$4.49 €4.00	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 DKK33.75	$5.90 €5.25	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK10.06	$1.19 €1.06	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 DKK7.01	$1.01 €0.90	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 DKK8.14	$0.91 €0.81	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 DKK10.96	$1.65 €1.47
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 DKK5.82	$0.61 €0.54	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 DKK6.12	$0.59 €0.53	-35.6%
Average			-12.3%

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

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pay 1.6% less for transportation

	Svendborg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 DKK58.56	$9.81 €8.73	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$102.37 DKK680.87	$92.38 €82.22	-9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,563.68 DKK316K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.01 DKK186.33	$31.97 €28.45	+14.1%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 81.2% more for housing

	Svendborg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.84 DKK218.41	$54.98 €48.93	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$797.72 DKK5,305.81	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$719.07 DKK4,782.70	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.65 DKK1,028.63	$213.06 €189.63	+37.8%
Average			+81.2%

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

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Svendborg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$325.03 DKK2,161.85	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	+648.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,498.07 DKK9,963.95	$11,757.22 €10,464.35	+684.8%
Average			+666.6%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Svendborg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.49 DKK49.82	$7.28 €6.48	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.29 DKK41.85	$4.37 €3.89	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.29 DKK61.78	$14.56 €12.96	+56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.25 DKK261.06	$50.89 €45.29	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.98 DKK119.57	$16.80 €14.95	-6.6%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Svendborg	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$139.67 DKK928.97	$94.97 €84.52	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.89 DKK325.16	$43.25 €38.49	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$137.22 DKK912.70	$106.75 €95.01	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.67 DKK1,161.80	$137.80 €122.64	-21.1%
Average			-22.1%

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

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