Arlington vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	394K	548K

The cost of living in Arlington is 23% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2324th and 901st ($1913 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 8th 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 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 895th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs The Hague

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	Arlington	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$12462

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688