The Hague vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	The Hague	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2199	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5330	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1365	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$2421	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3900	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	94	83
🏙️ Population	548K	1.86M

The cost of living in The Hague is 37% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1356th and 3022nd ($2199 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the Netherlands and Poland, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in The Hague compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 42nd and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in The Hague vs Warsaw

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	The Hague	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1365	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2609	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5262	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3990	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.16	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2176	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10346	$13608

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385