Detroit vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	639K	664K

The cost of living in Detroit is 12% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1678th and 1038th ($2064 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 315th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Rotterdam

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	Detroit	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$10730

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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