Seattle vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	92
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	737K	548K

The cost of living in Seattle is 37% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 158th and 1356th ($3015 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 6th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 98th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs The Hague

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	Seattle	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$10346

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530