Rome vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$4246
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	664K

The cost of living in Rome is 26% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2104th and 649th ($1972 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Italy and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Italy vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 134th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Rotterdam

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	Rome	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$13092

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799