Rome vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	2.75M	664K

The cost of living in Rome is 27% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2624th and 1038th ($1718 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 337th and 68th 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	$14.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$10730

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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