Rotterdam vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	664K	767K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 82% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 689th and 4147th ($2615 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in the Netherlands and Croatia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 67th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Zagreb

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	Rotterdam	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$12234

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890