The Hague vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	The Hague	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2199	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5330	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1365	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2421	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3900	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	548K	2.79M

The cost of living in The Hague is 10% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1356th and 861st ($2199 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in The Hague compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 42nd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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	The Hague	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1365	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2609	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5262	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3990	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.16	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2176	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10346	$17118

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Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095