Boston vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | The Hague | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Boston is 41% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 27th and 749th ($3652 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 71st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Boston vs The Hague
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| Boston | The Hague | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Boston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near The Hague
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Scheveningen | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Leidschendam | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Delft | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Oegstgeest | |
| 14 km or 9 mi | Leiden | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Rotterdam | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Ridderkerk | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Zandvoort | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Haarlem | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Sliedrecht | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | IJmuiden | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Amsterdam | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Utrecht | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Hilversum | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Etten-Leur | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Roosendaal | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Zeist | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Purmerend | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Breda | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Bergen op Zoom | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Huizen | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Almere | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Zaltbommel | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Goes | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Langedijk | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Tilburg | |
| 80 km or 49 mi | Tiel | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Middelburg | |
| 82 km or 51 mi |  Hoogstraten | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Veenendaal | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Ede | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Lelystad | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Wageningen | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Harderwijk | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Turnhout | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Antwerp | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Beveren | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Uden | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Mortsel |