Rotterdam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$4523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	664K	5.87M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 30% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1336th and 81st ($2219 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the Netherlands and Singapore, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 51st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Singapore City

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	Rotterdam	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637