Columbus vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$3734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	906K	548K

The cost of living in Columbus is 17% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2098th ($2202 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 23rd 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 2 months in The Hague. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 202nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Columbus	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$8049

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539