Rotterdam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	664K	5.65M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 145% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 676th and 5142nd ($2637 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 24th and 3923rd 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	$24	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$12085

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606