London vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	664K

The cost of living in London is 38% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 28th and 649th ($3662 vs $2659) 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$13092

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799