Budapest vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3734
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.71M
548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4647th and 2098th ($1124 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 months in Budapest compared to 2 months in The Hague. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 485th and 42nd 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
$9.31
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.57
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$25.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$8049

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539