Rotterdam vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$3268
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$753
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1262
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$94.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$1868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	664K	689K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 88% more expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 676th and 4334th ($2637 vs $1403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 77th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Seville. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Seville ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 24th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Seville

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	Rotterdam	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$4721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$8423

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1353
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1337
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1385
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1275
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1497
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1560
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1003
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1331
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1625
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1336
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$1935
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$1041
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1551
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1563
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1394
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1500
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1490
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1300
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1340
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1471
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$881
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1385
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1044
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1218
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1123
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1979