Rotterdam vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	664K	543K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 14% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1336th and 2005th ($2219 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1656th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 51st and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tucson

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	Rotterdam	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618