Raleigh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Raleigh	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2757	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6734	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1795	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$3490	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4345	$3795
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	468K	592K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 37% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 304th and 1756th ($2757 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 7th 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 Raleigh compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 235th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Raleigh	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1793	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3656	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9360	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4247	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.24	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22084	$12166

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857

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