Melbourne vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	100	94
🏙️ Population	5.03M	548K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 0.2% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1365th and 1356th ($2194 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs The Hague

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	Melbourne	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$10346

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530