Copenhagen vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	644K	548K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 19% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 795th and 1613th ($2483 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Denmark and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9th and 35th 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	$20.2	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$9165

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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