Rotterdam vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	664K	737K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 16% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 676th and 142nd ($2637 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 101st 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 24th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Seattle

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	Rotterdam	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$28950

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173