Rotterdam vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	664K	1.97M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 28% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1038th and 2270th ($2359 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the Netherlands and Austria, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 68th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Vienna

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	Rotterdam	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987