Paris vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	548K

The cost of living in Paris is 3% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1222nd and 1356th ($2267 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in France and the Netherlands, respectively. Check France vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 25th and 42nd 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	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$10346

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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