Rotterdam vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Rotterdam Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2659
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6362
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2815
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$2429
😷 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 58% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 649th and 3273rd ($2659 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 20th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Rotterdam vs Tokyo

Prices for goods and services in Rotterdam and Tokyo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Rotterdam Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.61
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2967
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2361
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6135
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3996
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.92
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.3
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2772
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13092
$17493

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006