Minneapolis vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	94
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	430K	664K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 2% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1145th and 1038th ($2308 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 237th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Rotterdam

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	Minneapolis	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$10730

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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