Cleveland vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cleveland	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1971	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4638	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1997	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3363	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	373K	664K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 25% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2121st and 676th ($1971 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 357th and 24th 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	$15.9	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.58	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.2	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1477	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1124	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18789	$13439

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149

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