London vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	664K

The cost of living in London is 42% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 20th and 676th ($3740 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 12th and 24th 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	$22.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$13439

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727