London vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	99	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	548K

The cost of living in London is 64% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 37th and 1613th ($3427 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.9 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 2nd and 35th 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	$23	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$9165

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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