Rotterdam vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	664K	2.79M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 14% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1336th and 656th ($2219 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 51st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Toronto

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	Rotterdam	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085