Rotterdam vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	664K	518K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 34% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1038th and 2490th ($2359 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 68th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sheffield

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	Rotterdam	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750