Which is cheaper, Gothenburg or The Hague?

Gothenburg is cheaper: about $2,222 per month versus $2,843 for one person.

Is Gothenburg or The Hague safer?

The Hague scores higher on safety (83 vs 82), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Gothenburg or The Hague?

The Hague: a measured median of 91.1 Mbps versus 88 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Gothenburg vs The Hague

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights The Hague edges it, 70 to 69, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Gothenburg is stronger on cost of living; The Hague on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Gothenburg

out of 100

Sweden's laid-back west-coast city

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The Hague

out of 100

International city with a North Sea beach

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Gothenburg	The Hague
Cost of living	32 ✓	22
Safety	82	83 ✓
Healthcare	88 ✓	85
Internet	84	85 ✓
Visa ease	90	90
Getting there & around	40	48 ✓
Climate	17	33 ✓
Air quality	95 ✓	92
Quality of life	97 ✓	96

Cost

Metric	Gothenburg	The Hague
Monthly cost, one person	$2,222 ✓	$2,843
Central one-bedroom rent	$1,210 ✓	$1,834

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Gothenburg	The Hague
Homicides per 100k	1.1	0.6 ✓
Political stability (0–100)	76.2 ✓	73.2
UHC service coverage (0–100)	85	85
Life expectancy	82.7 yrs ✓	81.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Gothenburg	The Hague
Download	88 Mbps	91.1 Mbps ✓
Upload	40.4 Mbps	40.5 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Gothenburg	The Hague
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Visa-free days, US passport	90 days	90 days
Visa-free days, EU passport	unlimited	unlimited
Visa-free days, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Gothenburg	The Hague
Non-stop airport destinations	73 ✓	53
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	4	5 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	4	5 ✓

Climate and air

Metric	Gothenburg	The Hague
Comfortable months per year	2	4 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	7.1 µg/m³ ✓	8.5 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gothenburg or The Hague?: Gothenburg is cheaper: about $2,222 per month versus $2,843 for one person.
Is Gothenburg or The Hague safer?: The Hague scores higher on safety (83 vs 82), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Gothenburg or The Hague?: The Hague: a measured median of 91.1 Mbps versus 88 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations). Dataset 2026.09.4. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.