Dublin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	593K	548K

The cost of living in Dublin is 11% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 223rd and 570th ($2992 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 36th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs The Hague

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	Dublin	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$13755

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734