San Diego vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	86	92
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	1.39M	548K

The cost of living in San Diego is 40% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 52nd and 901st ($3486 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 8th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 155th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs The Hague

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	San Diego	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$12462

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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