Taipei vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$5330
🏠 One person rent
$567
$1365
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$2421
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$3900
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
2.6M
548K

The cost of living in Taipei is 46% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4534th and 1356th ($1181 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Taiwan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 339th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$10346

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

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