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

The Hague (Den Haag) is 77.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries: pay 49.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing: pay 62.6% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in The Hague (Den Haag)

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

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$18.69 €16.05	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$14.02 €12.04	+46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$3.32 €2.85	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$2.87 €2.47	+49.6%
Average			+53.6%

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

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pay 49.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.29 €1.96	+56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$7.23 €6.21	+34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$5.18 €4.45	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$4.83 €4.15	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$7.05 €6.06	+108.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$1.10 €0.94	+79.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$1.13 €0.97	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$0.90 €0.77	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$2.11 €1.81	+34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.89 €0.76	+86.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.91 €0.78	+68.9%
Average			+49.9%

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

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Warsaw	The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$8.69 €7.47	+31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$175.19 €150.45	+482.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$42,045.51 €36,109.15	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$32.50 €27.91	+137.8%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Warsaw	The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$47.19 €40.53	+170.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$1,796.15 €1,542.56	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$1,415.80 €1,215.91	+55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$176.54 €151.61	-34.0%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$2,348.84 €2,017.21	+300.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$11,933.92 €10,248.98	-25.1%
Average			+137.8%

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pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$7.01 €6.02	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$4.45 €3.82	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$14.60 €12.54	+145.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$42.60 €36.58	-8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$16.93 €14.54	+77.0%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Warsaw	The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$123.12 €105.74	+23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$52.45 €45.05	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$124.01 €106.50	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$137.43 €118.02	+19.2%
Average			+19.3%

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