Dongguan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dongguan | Rotterdam | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dongguan is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7308th and 649th ($694 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3241st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dongguan vs Rotterdam
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| Dongguan | Rotterdam | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 424 km or 263 mi | Guigang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Guilin | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Zhangzhou | |
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Cities near Rotterdam
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.4 mi |  Ridderkerk | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Delft | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Leidschendam | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | The Hague | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Sliedrecht | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Scheveningen | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Leiden | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oegstgeest | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Etten-Leur | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Breda | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Roosendaal | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Utrecht | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Bergen op Zoom | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Zandvoort | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Haarlem | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Zaltbommel | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Zeist | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Tilburg | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Amsterdam | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Hilversum | |
| 60 km or 38 mi | IJmuiden | |
| 61 km or 38 mi |  Hoogstraten | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Goes | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Tiel | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Huizen | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Almere | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Purmerend | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Veenendaal | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Turnhout | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Middelburg | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Antwerp | |
| 81 km or 51 mi | Wageningen | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Beveren | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Ede | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Uden | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Mortsel | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Veldhoven | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Herentals | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Sint-Niklaas |