Kaohsiung vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
2.73M
664K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6046th and 1336th ($932 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Taiwan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 389th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Rotterdam

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Kaohsiung Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592