Memphis vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	633K	664K

The cost of living in Memphis is 28% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2305th and 649th ($1917 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 311th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$13092

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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