Guangzhou vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
664K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6548th and 1038th ($774 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1055th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$6.3
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$10730

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514