Rotterdam vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	664K	385K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 1% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 676th and 719th ($2637 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 625th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 24th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tampa

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	Rotterdam	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$16676

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285