Ottawa vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	92
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	548K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 15% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1688th and 901st ($2122 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 8th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 141st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs The Hague

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	Ottawa	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$12462

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

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