Birmingham vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	1.14M	548K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 2% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1731st and 1613th ($2046 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 10th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 32nd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs The Hague

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	Birmingham	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$9165

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

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