Arlington vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	394K	548K

The cost of living in Arlington is 14% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2153rd and 1356th ($1883 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 6th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1499th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$10346

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

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