Rotterdam vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$1836
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	61
😀 Quality of life	94	83
🏙️ Population	664K	581K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 85% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 689th and 4221st ($2615 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Netherlands and Lithuania, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 67th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Vilnius

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	Rotterdam	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$9582

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522