Montreal vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$928
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$3734
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.76M
548K

The cost of living in Montreal is 3% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2281st and 2098th ($1821 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 23rd 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 2 months in The Hague. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 30th and 42nd 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
$15.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$8049

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539