Calgary vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3950
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1473rd and 1613th ($2149 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 10th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 131st and 35th 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	$16.9	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$9165

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611