London vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$3734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	98	94
🏙️ Population	8.91M	548K

The cost of living in London is 76% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 38th and 2098th ($3321 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 2 months in The Hague. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs The Hague

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	London	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$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	$2493	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$8049

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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