Berlin vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3894
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	664K

The cost of living in Berlin is 15% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1418th and 689th ($2222 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 35th and 67th 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	$16.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$13809

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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