Budapest vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$4532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	1.69M	548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4312th and 749th ($1377 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Hungary and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Hungary vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 636th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs The Hague

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	Budapest	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$12471

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near The Hague

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