Arlington vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	394K	664K

The cost of living in Arlington is 16% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2251st and 1336th ($1869 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 6th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1283rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$10888

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592