Berlin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	548K

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1356th ($2027 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 21st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs The Hague

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	Berlin	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$10346

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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