Arlington vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$4686
😷 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 29% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2397th and 570th ($1907 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 894th and 7th 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	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$13755

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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