Memphis vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	633K	664K

The cost of living in Memphis is 28% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2352nd and 689th ($1891 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 5th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 293rd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Rotterdam

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	Memphis	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$13809

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

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