Chicago vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	548K

The cost of living in Chicago is 22% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 529th and 1356th ($2678 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 6th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 23rd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs The Hague

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	Chicago	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$10346

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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