Los Angeles vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$4456
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	3.9M	548K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 37% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 62nd and 901st ($3420 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 8th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 50th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs The Hague

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	Los Angeles	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$12462

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688