Gothenburg vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	92
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	675K	548K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 25% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2470th and 901st ($1879 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Sweden vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 91st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs The Hague

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	Gothenburg	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$12462

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

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