Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Rotterdam Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Rotterdam

🙂 Solo nomad: Paris is 0.5% cheaper than Rotterdam without rent, and 11.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Paris is 2.7% cheaper than Rotterdam without rent, and 2.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.07 €14.7

$23.02 €19.82

-25.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.1 €62.9

$93.4 €80.5

-21.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.88 €11.95

$13.69 €11.79

1.39%

Cappuccino

$4.56 €3.93

$4.27 €3.68

6.79%

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

$4.11 €3.54

$3.54 €3.05

16.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.29 €2.84

$2.81 €2.42

17.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.06 €6.94

$6.78 €5.84

18.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.31 €7.16

$5.87 €5.05

41.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.33 €1.15

16.54%

White Bread (500g)

$2.09 €1.8

$2.39 €2.06

-12.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 €2.56

$3.14 €2.7

-5.41%

Eggs

$4.99 €4.3

$5.24 €4.51

-4.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$26.07 €22.45

$13.76 €11.85

89.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.32 €12.33

$14.01 €12.07

2.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.79 €17.05

$16.84 €14.51

17.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.54 €3.05

$2.59 €2.23

36.68%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 €2.12

$2.58 €2.22

-4.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.53 €3.04

$2 €1.72

76.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.89 €3.35

$3.93 €3.38

-1.02%

Potato (1kg)

$2.64 €2.27

$2.01 €1.73

31.34%

Onion (1kg)

$2.98 €2.57

$1.95 €1.68

52.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.82 €1.57

$1.32 €1.14

37.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 €0.8

$1.17 €1

-20.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.07 €12.98

$13.82 €11.91

9.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.11 €7.85

$6.82 €5.87

33.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.75 €2.37

$1.59 €1.37

72.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.15 €3.58

$2.68 €2.31

54.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.97 €2.55

$4.53 €3.9

-34.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$102 €87.8

$90.5 €77.9

12.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.46 €8.15

$5.28 €4.55

79.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.05 €1.76

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.7 €48.8

$20.54 €17.7

175.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.16 €1.86

$2.29 €1.98

-5.68%

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

$35.3K €30.4K

$40.4K €34.8K

-12.58%

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

$36.1K €31.1K

$36.2K €31.2K

-0.17%

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

$254 €219

$290 €250

-12.30%

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

$17.02 €14.66

$24.53 €21.12

-30.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.44 €31.39

$56.6 €48.79

-35.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.74 €34.23

$46.23 €39.82

-14.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.05 €16.41

$28.04 €24.15

-32.06%

Cinema Ticket

$15.65 €13.48

$17.18 €14.8

-8.91%

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

$905 €779

$2,215 €1,908

-59.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.2K €13.1K

$14K €12K

8.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$117 €100

$94.6 €81.5

23.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.67 €41.06

$49.82 €42.91

-4.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 €108

$127 €109

-1.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$160 €138

$183 €157

-12.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,616 €1,392

$1,777 €1,530

-9.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,209 €1,041

$1,472 €1,268

-17.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,553 €3,061

$2,802 €2,413

26.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,269 €1,954

$2,311 €1,990

-1.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.8K €11.9K

$5,910 €5,090

133.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,338 €8,043

$4,198 €3,616

122.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,853 €3,319

$3,953 €3,405

-2.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.55

4.08

-12.99%

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

Last update for Paris: November 30, 2025

Last update for Rotterdam: December 2, 2025

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