Bucharest vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$6268
🏠 One person rent
$525
$1568
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$2779
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$633
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$4532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
1.72M
548K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4913th and 749th ($1116 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Romania and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Romania vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 646th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$125
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$12471

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2222
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2615
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1846
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2589
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2252
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3118
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2718
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2568
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2175
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2414
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2178
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2087
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2230
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2374
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2235
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2238
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2706
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2089
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1829
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1860
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1514
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2318
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2111
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1639
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1818
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1804
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2359
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1696