New York City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	98	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	664K

The cost of living in New York City is 61% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4th and 689th ($4203 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 11th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Rotterdam

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	New York City	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$13809

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671