Rotterdam vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	664K	459K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 1% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1336th and 1277th ($2219 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1122nd in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 51st and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Virginia Beach

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	Rotterdam	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701