Munich vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.51M	664K

The cost of living in Munich is 7% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1352nd and 1038th ($2201 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 54th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Rotterdam

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	Munich	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$10730

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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