Shanghai vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$635
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$3734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
24.9M
548K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 37% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4461st and 2098th ($1190 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 2 months in The Hague. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 558th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs The Hague

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Shanghai The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$8049

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539