Raleigh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	468K	664K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 12% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1246th and 676th ($2317 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 245th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Rotterdam

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	Raleigh	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$13439

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727