Calgary vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.31M	548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 22% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1716th and 570th ($2118 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 5th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 209th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs The Hague

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	Calgary	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$13755

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734