The Hague vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	The Hague	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2581	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6268	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$2779	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$633	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4532	$832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	8
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	548K	24.7K

The cost of living in The Hague is 63% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 749th and 3601st ($2581 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the Netherlands and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in The Hague compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 43rd and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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	The Hague	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1628	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.29	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.74	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2532	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12471	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420