Bangkok vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	5.68M	548K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 63% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5912th and 749th ($958 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1890th and 43rd 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	$3.1	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$12471

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696