Budapest vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4777th and 1356th ($1109 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 618th 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	$9.45	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$10346

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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