Birmingham vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.14M	548K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1356th ($1951 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 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 35th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$10346

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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