Rotterdam vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	664K	398K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 45% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 676th and 2786th ($2637 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1921st 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 1.9 months in Wichita. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 24th and 462nd 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	$24	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328