Raleigh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	468K	664K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 1% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 972nd and 1038th ($2388 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 221st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Raleigh	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$10730

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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