The Hague vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	The Hague	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2094	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5008	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3950	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	548K	767K

The cost of living in The Hague is 67% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1613th and 4447th ($2094 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in the Netherlands and Croatia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in The Hague compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 35th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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	The Hague	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1339	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5095	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3777	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.46	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.8	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2052	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9165	$10598

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Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1142
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1147
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$999
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1146
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1143
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1217
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$618
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$663
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1500
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$566
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1174
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1270
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1397
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$802
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$745
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1770
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1362
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$789
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1188
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$851
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1361
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1247
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1674
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1347
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1424
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1061
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1265
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$641
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$883
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1366
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$890
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$860
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$780