Atlanta vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	499K	664K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 9% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 704th and 1038th ($2570 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 3rd 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 Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 165th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$10730

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514