Copenhagen vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	644K	664K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 1% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1085th and 1038th ($2333 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 10th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Rotterdam

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	Copenhagen	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$10730

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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