Los Angeles vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4686
😷 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 25% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 72nd and 570th ($3378 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 5th 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 1.7 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 55th and 7th 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	$21.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$13755

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734