El Paso vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	679K	664K

The cost of living in El Paso is 23% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1038th ($1813 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 633rd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Rotterdam

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	El Paso	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$10730

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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