Rotterdam vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	94	83
🏙️ Population	664K	398K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 44% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 689th and 2697th ($2615 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1945th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 2 months in Wichita. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Wichita

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	Rotterdam	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$16150

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293