Guangzhou vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
664K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6835th and 676th ($782 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 2285th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Rotterdam

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Guangzhou Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727