The Hague vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	The Hague	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2581	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6268	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2779	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$633	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4532	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	548K	6.44K

The cost of living in The Hague is 46% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 749th and 2847th ($2581 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in the Netherlands and Malta, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in The Hague compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 43rd and 1422nd 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	$20.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1628	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.29	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.74	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2532	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12471	$12705

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Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375