Gothenburg vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$3734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	608K	548K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 10% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2703rd and 2098th ($1690 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 23rd in Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Sweden vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 2 months in The Hague. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 84th and 42nd 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	$12.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$8049

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539