Brussels vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	196K	548K

The cost of living in Brussels is 19% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1939th and 901st ($2030 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 121st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs The Hague

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	Brussels	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$12462

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688