Ottawa vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	92
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	548K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 7% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1701st and 1356th ($2055 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 162nd 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	$16	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$10346

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530