Rotterdam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$819
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	664K	24.7K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 43% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1336th and 3466th ($2219 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the Netherlands and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 51st and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Victoria

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	Rotterdam	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482