Rotterdam vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	664K	543K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 37% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 676th and 2278th ($2637 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1724th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 24th and 490th 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	$24	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190