Calgary vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 19% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1781st and 749th ($2079 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 160th and 43rd 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	$16.7	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$12471

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696