The Hague vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	The Hague	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2701	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6534	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1660	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2910	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$228	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4686	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	548K	115K

The cost of living in The Hague is 555% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 570th and 8957th ($2701 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Netherlands and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in The Hague compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. The Hague ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in The Hague vs Thimphu

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	The Hague	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.7	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1422	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2545	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6522	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4901	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.39	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.43	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2756	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13755	$633

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Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$443
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$943
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$310
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$299
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$339
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$315
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$299
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1012
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$283
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$293
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$300
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$287
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$278
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$253
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$281
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$284
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$298
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$350
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$412
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$340
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$481
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$355
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$351
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$319
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$314
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$290
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$308
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$284
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$280
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$285