Shanghai vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$600
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
99
92
😀 Quality of life
75
96
🏙️ Population
24.9M
548K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 58% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4971st and 570th ($1126 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 1655th and 7th 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
$5.01
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$13755

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2348
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1907
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2822
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2383
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3203
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2669
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2636
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2264
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2457
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2223
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2206
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2440
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2471
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2338
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2340
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2721
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2132
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1822
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1848
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1512
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2360
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2172
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1857
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1849
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2409
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1734