The Hague vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	The Hague	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2619	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$214	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4456	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	548K	1.96M

The cost of living in The Hague is 95% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 901st and 4582nd ($2491 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in The Hague compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. The Hague ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 10th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in The Hague vs Tijuana

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	The Hague	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.54	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.24	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1507	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2710	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6520	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4705	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.29	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2623	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12462	$4868

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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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677