San Diego vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	548K

The cost of living in San Diego is 60% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 45th and 1613th ($3346 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 10th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 75th and 35th 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	$20.9	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$9165

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611