Manchester vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3734
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
548K
548K

The cost of living in Manchester is 6% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1798th and 2098th ($1998 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 23rd 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 2 months in The Hague. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 110th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$4.57
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$25.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$8049

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539