Perth vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.14M	592K

The cost of living in Perth is 14% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1068th and 1756th ($2292 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Australia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 10th and 54th 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	$14.2	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$12166

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413