Baltimore vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 4% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1356th ($2287 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 131st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$10346

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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