Copenhagen vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	667K	548K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 3% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 805th and 901st ($2555 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Denmark and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs The Hague

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	Copenhagen	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$12462

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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