Columbus vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	906K	664K

The cost of living in Columbus is 17% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1512th and 689th ($2181 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 217th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Columbus	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$13809

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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