Memphis vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	633K	548K

The cost of living in Memphis is 31% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2663rd and 570th ($1851 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 5th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 362nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs The Hague

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	Memphis	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$13755

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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