Miami vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	94
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	442K	664K

The cost of living in Miami is 30% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 119th and 1038th ($3075 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 140th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Rotterdam

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	Miami	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$10730

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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