Rotterdam vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rotterdam	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2659	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6362	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2815	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	664K	459K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 8% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 649th and 978th ($2659 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 841st 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 20th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Rotterdam	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.79	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.61	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.02	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2967	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2361	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$278	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6135	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3996	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.92	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.3	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2772	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13092	$16143

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769