Rotterdam vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	664K	2.79M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 6% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 676th and 897th ($2637 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 24th and 29th 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	$24	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$20314

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Cities near Rotterdam

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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029