Rotterdam vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	664K	525K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 7% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 689th and 362nd ($2615 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 307th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sacramento

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	Rotterdam	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$27489

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850