Brussels vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	196K	548K

The cost of living in Brussels is 24% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1872nd and 570th ($2065 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 99th and 7th 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	$24.7	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$13755

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734