Rotterdam vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	58
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	664K	687K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 88% more expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 1038th and 4325th ($2359 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 68th and 492nd 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	$20.8	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$6034

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950