Lisbon vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	546K	548K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 17% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2758th and 1613th ($1738 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Portugal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Portugal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 437th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs The Hague

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	Lisbon	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$9165

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

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