Melbourne vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	100	93
🏙️ Population	5.03M	664K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 7% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1365th and 1038th ($2194 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Rotterdam

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	Melbourne	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$10730

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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