Bucharest vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$4180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	1.72M	664K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4935th and 676th ($1138 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Romania and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Romania vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 508th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Rotterdam

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	Bucharest	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$13439

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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