Dublin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	593K	548K

The cost of living in Dublin is 11% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 315th and 749th ($2858 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Ireland and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ireland vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 21st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$12471

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696