Paris vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	664K

The cost of living in Paris is 4% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 843rd and 689th ($2517 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in France and the Netherlands, respectively. Check France vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 18th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Rotterdam

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	Paris	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$13809

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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