Bangkok vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	5.68M	548K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5738th and 1613th ($994 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Thailand and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1355th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs The Hague

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	Bangkok	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$9165

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611