Paris vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	2.15M	548K

The cost of living in Paris is 2% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 843rd and 749th ($2517 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in France and the Netherlands, respectively. Check France vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 18th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs The Hague

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	Paris	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$12471

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696