Rotterdam vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	78
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	664K	662K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 5% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1038th and 819th ($2359 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 68th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Rotterdam vs Vancouver infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/rotterdam/vancouver.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Rotterdam vs Vancouver infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/rotterdam/vancouver" target="_blank">Rotterdam vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Rotterdam vs Vancouver

Prices for goods and services in Rotterdam and Vancouver are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Rotterdam	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$17240

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759