Oakland vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oakland	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3123	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8266	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1974	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$4255	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$783	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5741	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	441K	592K

The cost of living in Oakland is 55% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 85th and 1756th ($3123 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 61st and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Oakland	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2159	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1715	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5202	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3736	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7041	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7002	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2755	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19305	$12166

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313

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