London vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	99	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	664K

The cost of living in London is 47% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8th and 689th ($3851 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.1 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 5th and 67th 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	$22.2	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$13809

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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