Berlin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$4532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	548K

The cost of living in Berlin is 14% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1418th and 749th ($2222 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 35th and 43rd 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	$16.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$12471

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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