Mexico City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$774	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	72	96
🏙️ Population	9.21M	548K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 47% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4274th and 570th ($1428 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Mexico and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 3354th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs The Hague

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	Mexico City	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$13755

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

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