Rotterdam vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	664K	1.39M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 34% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1336th and 45th ($2219 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 36th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 51st and 75th 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	$18.3	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$21468

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647