Dublin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	593K	548K

The cost of living in Dublin is 20% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 605th and 1356th ($2627 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 17th and 42nd 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	$18.3	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$10346

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530