Colorado Springs vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	94
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	479K	664K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 7% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 977th and 689th ($2430 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 5th 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 Colorado Springs compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 403rd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Rotterdam

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	Colorado Springs	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$13809

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2353
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2537
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2407
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2735
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2552
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2775
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2605
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2416
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2677
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2744
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2961
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2596
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2760
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2876
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2760
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2019
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2465
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1895
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2407
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2235
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1705
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2514
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1753
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1964

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