Columbus vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	906K	548K

The cost of living in Columbus is 8% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1248th and 1613th ($2252 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 10th 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 Columbus compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 242nd and 35th 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	$19.9	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$9165

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611