Rome vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rome	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2020	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$1938	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2219	$3894
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	664K

The cost of living in Rome is 23% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1942nd and 689th ($2020 vs $2615) 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 1.1 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 292nd and 67th 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	$17.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.92	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2374	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1513	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8120	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$558	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10916	$13809

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671