Rotterdam vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	59
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	664K	581K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 81% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 676th and 4193rd ($2637 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 24th and 543rd 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	$24	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569