Istanbul vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$587	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	15.5M	548K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 46% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4816th and 1613th ($1125 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 790th and 35th 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	$8.84	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$9165

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611