Calgary vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4456
😷 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 16% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1759th and 901st ($2095 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 8th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 187th and 10th 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	$19.1	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$12462

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688