Rotterdam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rotterdam	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2659	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6362	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2815	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	664K	5.65M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 133% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 649th and 4898th ($2659 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 20th and 3542nd 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	$23.3	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.79	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.61	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.02	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2967	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2361	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$278	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6135	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3996	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.92	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.3	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2772	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13092	$13865

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597