Bucharest vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	1.72M	664K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5565th and 1038th ($988 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 645th and 68th 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	$10.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$10730

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514