Rotterdam vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$1594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	61
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	664K	581K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 65% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1336th and 4248th ($2219 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 51st and 531st 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	$18.3	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$8624

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406