The Hague vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	The Hague	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2701	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6534	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1660	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2910	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$228	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4686	$1025
😷 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 108% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 570th and 4578th ($2701 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in The Hague compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. The Hague ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 7th and 5712th 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	$21.4	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1422	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2545	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6522	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4901	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.39	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.43	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2756	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13755	$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667