Cleveland vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	373K	664K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 20% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2110th and 1038th ($1899 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 305th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Rotterdam

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	Cleveland	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$10730

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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