San Diego vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$4686
😷 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 30% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 50th and 570th ($3507 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 137th and 7th 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	$22.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$13755

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

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