Milwaukee vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	81	92
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	577K	548K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 16% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1786th and 901st ($2088 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 8th 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 Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 224th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs The Hague

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	Milwaukee	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$12462

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688