The Hague vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	The Hague	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2199	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5330	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1365	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$2421	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3900	$1581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	548K	767K

The cost of living in The Hague is 76% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1356th and 4331st ($2199 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.8 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 42nd and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in The Hague vs Zagreb

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	The Hague	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1365	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2609	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5262	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3990	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.16	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2176	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10346	$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747