Arlington vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	394K	664K

The cost of living in Arlington is 29% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2476th and 689th ($1856 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 5th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1375th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$13809

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671