Montreal vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	1.9M	548K

The cost of living in Montreal is 24% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2370th and 901st ($1901 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 8th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 49th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs The Hague

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	Montreal	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$12462

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

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