Perth vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	98	94
🏙️ Population	2.14M	664K

The cost of living in Perth is 6% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1024th and 1336th ($2345 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Rotterdam

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	Perth	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$10888

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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