Oakland vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	441K	664K

The cost of living in Oakland is 23% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 95th and 649th ($3273 vs $2659) 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 70th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Oakland	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$13092

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799