Rotterdam vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$2696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	664K	568K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 8% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1336th and 890th ($2219 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 51st and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Surrey

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	Rotterdam	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655