Rotterdam vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	664K	687K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 114% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1038th and 4828th ($2359 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 68th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Zaragoza

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	Rotterdam	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387