Munich vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
1.51M
548K

The cost of living in Munich is 7% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 889th and 570th ($2499 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 38th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs The Hague

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Munich The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$13755

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2348
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1907
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2822
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2383
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3203
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2669
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2636
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2264
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2457
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2223
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2206
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2440
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2471
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2338
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2340
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2721
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2132
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1822
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1848
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1512
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2360
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2172
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1857
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1849
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2409
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1734