Rotterdam vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$5531
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	664K	1.39M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 31% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1038th and 36th ($2359 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd 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 San Diego. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs San Diego

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	Rotterdam	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759