Frankfurt vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	92
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	776K	548K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 10% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1356th ($1989 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 47th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs The Hague

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	Frankfurt	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$10346

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

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