Paris vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$3950
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	2.15M	548K

The cost of living in Paris is 13% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 998th and 1613th ($2357 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in France and the Netherlands, respectively. Check France vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 22nd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paris	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$9165

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

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