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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$3734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	548K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 86% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 22nd and 2098th ($3502 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 23rd 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 2 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 69th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Jose	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$8049

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539