Rotterdam vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	664K	1.01M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 40% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1336th and 13th ($2219 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 51st and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs San Jose, United States

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	Rotterdam	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146