Berlin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$3950
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
3.76M
548K

The cost of living in Berlin is 0.5% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1583rd and 1613th ($2104 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 23rd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$5.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$9165

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

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