The Hague vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	The Hague	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2619	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$214	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4456	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	24
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	548K	693K

The cost of living in The Hague is 73% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 901st and 4194th ($2491 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 64th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in The Hague compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. The Hague ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 10th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in The Hague vs Zaragoza

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	The Hague	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.54	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.24	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1507	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2710	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6520	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4705	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.29	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2623	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12462	$8171

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Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643