Rotterdam vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	664K	2.03M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 19% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 676th and 1464th ($2637 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 24th and 43rd 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	$24	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989