The Hague vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	The Hague	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1886	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4559	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1946	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3734	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	5
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	548K	79.2K

The cost of living in The Hague is 318% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2098th and 8761st ($1886 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 2 months in The Hague compared to 1 months in Thimphu. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 42nd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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	The Hague	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4834	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.31	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.1	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$84	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8049	$701

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Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288