Oakland vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	441K	664K

The cost of living in Oakland is 24% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 90th and 689th ($3254 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 45th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Oakland	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$13809

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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