Barcelona vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3835
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.66M
664K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2198th and 1336th ($1887 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Spain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Spain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 238th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Rotterdam

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Barcelona Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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