Athens vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	643K	548K

The cost of living in Athens is 35% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4177th and 1613th ($1366 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Greece and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Greece vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 658th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs The Hague

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	Athens	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$9165

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

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