Seattle vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$3734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	737K	548K

The cost of living in Seattle is 58% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 145th and 2098th ($2974 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 2 months in The Hague. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 125th 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	$18.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$8049

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

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