Manchester vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	548K	548K

The cost of living in Manchester is 2% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1500th and 1613th ($2137 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 76th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs The Hague

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	Manchester	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$9165

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

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