Columbus vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	906K	548K

The cost of living in Columbus is 2% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1476th and 1356th ($2145 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 249th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs The Hague

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	Columbus	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$10346

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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