Madrid vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	92
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	3.42M	548K

The cost of living in Madrid is 19% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1356th ($1781 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Spain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Spain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 151st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs The Hague

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	Madrid	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$10346

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530