Montreal vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$5330
🏠 One person rent
$940
$1365
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$2421
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3900
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
1.8M
548K

The cost of living in Montreal is 16% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2225th and 1356th ($1857 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 6th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 51st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$10346

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

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