Bucharest vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	664K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4913th and 689th ($1116 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Romania and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Romania vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 646th and 67th 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	$11.7	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$13809

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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