New York City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$3950
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	548K

The cost of living in New York City is 93% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5th and 1613th ($4051 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 13th and 35th 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	$24.7	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$9165

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611