Edinburgh vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	88	92
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	488K	548K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 8% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1307th and 901st ($2295 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 8th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 83rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs The Hague

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	Edinburgh	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$12462

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

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