Manchester vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	548K	548K

The cost of living in Manchester is 12% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1330th and 749th ($2265 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 7th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 107th and 43rd 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	$17.3	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$12471

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696