Rotterdam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	664K	24.7K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 60% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 676th and 3471st ($2637 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 24th and 6854th 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	$24	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419