Singapore City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$4532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	5.87M	548K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 24% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 109th and 749th ($3201 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Singapore and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Singapore vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs The Hague

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	Singapore City	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$12471

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696