Baltimore vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	586K	664K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 11% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1219th and 689th ($2323 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 128th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Rotterdam

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	Baltimore	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$13809

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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