Miami vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Miami	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3068	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7133	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$2069	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$3842	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$687	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4346	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	94
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	442K	592K

The cost of living in Miami is 52% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 101st and 1756th ($3068 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 114th and 54th 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	$23.2	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2508	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1739	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4833	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.5	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6306	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3813	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.47	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1151	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28464	$12166

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413