Baltimore vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	94
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	586K	664K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 0.2% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1330th and 1336th ($2223 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 121st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$10888

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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