Rotterdam vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	664K	525K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 16% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1336th and 501st ($2219 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 51st and 281st 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	$18.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$30262

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851