Beijing vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	21.9M	592K

The cost of living in Beijing is 47% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4887th and 1756th ($1065 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 583rd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Rotterdam

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	Beijing	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$12166

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413