Frankfurt vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	776K	664K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 16% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1038th ($1989 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 47th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Rotterdam

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	Frankfurt	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$10730

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

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