Detroit vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	639K	664K

The cost of living in Detroit is 18% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1636th and 689th ($2133 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 311th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$13809

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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