The Hague vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	The Hague	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1886	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4559	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1946	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3734	$1375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	37
😀 Quality of life	94	72
🏙️ Population	548K	6.44K

The cost of living in The Hague is 14% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2098th and 2834th ($1886 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in the Netherlands and Malta, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in The Hague compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 42nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in The Hague vs Valletta

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	The Hague	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4834	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.31	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8049	$10317

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355