Calgary vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.31M	548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1646th and 1356th ($2077 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 153rd and 42nd 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	$15.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$10346

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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