Rotterdam vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	52
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	664K	413K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 41% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 676th and 2537th ($2637 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1834th 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 24th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tulsa

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	Rotterdam	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214