Rome vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	664K

The cost of living in Rome is 21% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2722nd and 1336th ($1750 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Italy and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Italy vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 294th and 51st 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	$15.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$10888

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592