Rotterdam vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	664K	385K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 17% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1336th and 497th ($2219 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 439th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 51st and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Rotterdam	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369