Glasgow vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	626K	548K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 20% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1833rd and 749th ($2058 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 7th 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 Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 52nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs The Hague

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	Glasgow	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$12471

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696