Dusseldorf vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	631K	548K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 23% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2319th and 901st ($1913 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 8th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 26th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs The Hague

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	Dusseldorf	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$12462

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941

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