New York City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$3835
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
8.8M
664K

The cost of living in New York City is 83% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5th and 1336th ($4051 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 New York City compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 13th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592