Manchester vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
548K
548K

The cost of living in Manchester is 12% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1156th and 570th ($2365 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 5th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 78th and 7th 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
$19.7
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$13755

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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