San Jose, United States vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	548K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 75% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 13th and 1613th ($3674 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 57th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Jose	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$9165

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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