Prague vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$4456
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	1.4M	548K

The cost of living in Prague is 24% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2377th and 901st ($1899 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 244th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs The Hague

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	Prague	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$12462

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688