Houston vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	664K

The cost of living in Houston is 4% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1229th and 1038th ($2265 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 97th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$10730

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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