Milwaukee vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	92
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	577K	548K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 7% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1702nd and 1356th ($2054 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 240th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$10346

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

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