Berlin vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$4180
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	664K

The cost of living in Berlin is 13% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1275th and 676th ($2302 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 35th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Rotterdam

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	Berlin	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$13439

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727