Perth vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$3894
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1191st and 689th ($2338 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 12th and 67th 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	$14	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$13809

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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