Charlotte vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	875K	664K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 7% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 761st and 1038th ($2528 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 3rd in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 252nd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Rotterdam

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	Charlotte	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$10730

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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