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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	92
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	1.01M	548K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 47% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8th and 570th ($3962 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 148th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs The Hague

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	San Jose	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$13755

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

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