Indianapolis vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	70	92
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	888K	548K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 3% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1079th and 901st ($2405 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 8th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 237th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$12462

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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