Perth vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	2.14M	548K

The cost of living in Perth is 9% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 978th and 570th ($2448 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 10th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs The Hague

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	Perth	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$13755

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734