Sydney vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	99	95
🏙️ Population	4.84M	548K

The cost of living in Sydney is 34% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 312th and 1613th ($2801 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs The Hague

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	Sydney	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$9165

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611