Munich vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.51M	548K

The cost of living in Munich is 5% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 920th and 749th ($2463 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 61st and 43rd 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	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$12471

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696