Taipei vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$3950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
86
95
🏙️ Population
2.6M
548K

The cost of living in Taipei is 45% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4715th and 1613th ($1158 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Taiwan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taipei compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 311th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$5.1
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$9165

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

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