London vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	664K

The cost of living in London is 40% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 58th and 1038th ($3296 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Rotterdam

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	London	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$10730

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$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