Jacksonville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	950K	664K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 15% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1415th and 689th ($2222 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 5th 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 Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 278th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$13809

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671