Rotterdam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rotterdam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1909	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$484	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3795	$3743
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	93	98
🏙️ Population	592K	4.84M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1756th and 318th ($2013 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the Netherlands and Australia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 54th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sydney

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	Rotterdam	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1267	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5063	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.49	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.7	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1521	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12166	$17934

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816