Chongqing vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	32.1M	664K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 79% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8185th and 689th ($561 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 5th 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 Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 2237th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Rotterdam

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	Chongqing	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$13809

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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