Cost of Living Comparison Between Best and Rotterdam Cost of Living Comparison Between Best and Rotterdam

🙂 Solo nomad: Best is 22.2% cheaper than Rotterdam without rent, and 24.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Best is 22.6% cheaper than Rotterdam without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.03 €18.16

$23.29 €20.11

-9.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.1 €81.3

$92.5 €79.9

1.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.41 €9.86

$14.03 €12.12

-18.67%

Cappuccino

$3.36 €2.91

$4.51 €3.89

-25.50%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 €2.73

$3.62 €3.12

-12.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.85 €2.46

2.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.17 €4.46

$6.87 €5.93

-24.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.82 €5.03

$5.71 €4.93

1.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.97

$1.34 €1.15

-15.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.33 €2.01

-15.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$3.12 €2.69

0.64%

Eggs

$4.62 €3.99

$5.25 €4.53

-12.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.06 €11.28

$14.11 €12.18

-7.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.54 €14.28

$13.94 €12.04

18.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.27 €14.05

$17.13 €14.79

-5.02%

Apples (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$2.61 €2.25

-17.24%

Banana (1kg)

$2.51 €2.17

$2.49 €2.15

0.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.89 €1.63

$2.02 €1.75

-6.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.69 €3.19

$3.96 €3.42

-6.82%

Potato (1kg)

$2.06 €1.78

$1.99 €1.72

3.52%

Onion (1kg)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.94 €1.67

4.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.2 €1.04

$1.36 €1.18

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.5 €0.43

$1.18 €1.02

-57.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.51 €9.08

$14.09 €12.16

-25.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.7 €4.92

$6.95 €6

-17.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.58 €1.37

-2.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 €2.34

$2.7 €2.33

0.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.5 €2.16

$4.54 €3.92

-44.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.4 €61.6

$89.5 €77.3

-20.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.46 €2.98

$5.29 €4.56

-34.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.15 €1.86

$2.07 €1.78

3.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.48 €24.59

$20.66 €17.84

37.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.29 €1.98

-4.37%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$25K €21.5K

$41.2K €35.5K

-39.38%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.8K €24K

$36.1K €31.1K

-22.82%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$169 €146

$290 €250

-41.60%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$23.1 €19.94

$24.09 €20.8

-4.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.77 €38.66

$56.6 €48.89

-20.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.87 €24.92

$46.7 €40.32

-38.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.07 €18.19

$29 €25.04

-27.34%

Cinema Ticket

$14.92 €12.88

$17.07 €14.74

-12.60%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,173 €1,013

$2,274 €1,963

-48.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,069 €4,377

$13.9K €12K

-63.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.8 €56.8

$91.9 €79.4

-28.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.92 €26.7

$50.6 €43.69

-38.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.5 €73.9

$127 €110

-32.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68.4 €59.1

$178 €154

-61.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,795 €1,550

$1,745 €1,507

2.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,126 €972

$1,431 €1,236

-21.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,615 €2,258

$2,813 €2,428

-7.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,436 €1,240

$2,346 €2,025

-38.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,983 €3,439

$6,080 €5,249

-34.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,294 €2,844

$4,512 €3,896

-26.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,746 €3,235

$4,090 €3,531

-8.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.5

4.08

-14.22%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Best: October 26, 2025

Last update for Rotterdam: October 28, 2025

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