Rotterdam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	664K	5.65M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 169% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 689th and 5813th ($2615 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in the Netherlands and Russia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 67th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Saint Petersburg

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	Rotterdam	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566