Edmonton vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	94
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	664K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 25% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2475th and 1038th ($1769 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 3rd in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 181st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Rotterdam

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	Edmonton	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$10730

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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