Dubai vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$2619
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$4456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
3.94M
548K

The cost of living in Dubai is 0.9% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 947th and 901st ($2470 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 184th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs The Hague

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Dubai The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$12462

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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