Rotterdam vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	68
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	664K	385K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 8% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1038th and 718th ($2359 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 664th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 68th and 174th 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	$20.8	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265