Brisbane vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	2.36M	548K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 19% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 781st and 1613th ($2491 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 15th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs The Hague

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	Brisbane	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$9165

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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