Dusseldorf vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	631K	548K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 19% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2469th and 1356th ($1772 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 27th and 42nd 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	$14.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$10346

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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