Madrid vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	3.33M	548K

The cost of living in Madrid is 10% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2194th and 1613th ($1889 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 149th and 35th 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	$15.3	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$9165

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

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