Shanghai vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3454
$5330
🏠 One person rent
$577
$1365
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$2421
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1644
$3900
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
24.9M
548K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 50% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4858th and 1356th ($1097 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 675th 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
$4.55
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2226
$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14361
$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8086
$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1181
$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30174
$10346

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2081
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2359
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2090
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2291
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2085
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2791
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2251
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2049
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1890
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2180
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$1944
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1739
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1937
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2001
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1995
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1862
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2432
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1631
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1651
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1357
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2105
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1844
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1640
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1613
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1958
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1530