Sydney vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sydney	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6812	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1756	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$3107	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$335	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4188	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	100	96
🏙️ Population	5.45M	548K

The cost of living in Sydney is 14% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 370th and 901st ($2844 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 2nd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sydney	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.6	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3992	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12962	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7403	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.08	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.3	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2275	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25164	$12462

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688