Philadelphia vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.6M	664K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 10% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 664th and 1038th ($2597 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 3rd 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 138th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Rotterdam

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	Philadelphia	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$10730

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514