Rotterdam vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	664K	1.43M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 16% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1038th and 1745th ($2359 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs San Antonio

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	Rotterdam	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$16552

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133