Rotterdam vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	664K	1.86M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 47% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1038th and 3022nd ($2359 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the Netherlands and Poland, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 68th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Warsaw

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	Rotterdam	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$13608

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385