Ottawa vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$3734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	548K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 15% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1355th and 2098th ($2170 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 23rd in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in The Hague. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 117th and 42nd 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	$18.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$8049

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539