Istanbul vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$649	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	76	94
🏙️ Population	15.7M	548K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 43% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4347th and 1356th ($1248 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkey and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 850th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs The Hague

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	Istanbul	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$10346

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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