Rotterdam vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
664K
14.3M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 55% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 676th and 3249th ($2637 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 24th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tokyo

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Rotterdam Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$16728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005