Bucharest vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	548K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5565th and 1356th ($988 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Romania and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Romania vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 645th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs The Hague

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	Bucharest	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$10346

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530