Rotterdam vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	664K	525K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 16% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1038th and 313th ($2359 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 277th 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 81st in the United States, while ranked 68th and 308th 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	$20.8	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$29998

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045