Dubai vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
3.94M
664K

The cost of living in Dubai is 8% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1039th and 676th ($2420 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 203rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Rotterdam

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Dubai Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727