New York City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	548K

The cost of living in New York City is 69% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4th and 901st ($4202 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 15th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs The Hague

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	New York City	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$12462

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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