Dallas vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dallas	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2497	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5860	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5411	$3795
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.3M	592K

The cost of living in Dallas is 24% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 689th and 1756th ($2497 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 116th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1586	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3290	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2418	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4883	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2272	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$12166

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1987
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2162
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2242
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2206
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2323
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$1992
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2021
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2283
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1807
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2516
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2039
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2210
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2053
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$1804
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2059
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2204
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2017
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2338
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2306
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2275
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2467
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2384
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2139
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2236
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2084
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2200

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413