Bangkok vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	5.68M	664K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 63% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5912th and 689th ($958 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Thailand and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1890th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Rotterdam

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	Bangkok	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$13809

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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