Rotterdam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	93	100
🏙️ Population	664K	4.84M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 7% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1038th and 745th ($2359 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 68th and 2nd 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	$20.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683