Kaohsiung vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
2.72M
664K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 62% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5666th and 676th ($999 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 364th and 24th 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
$3.78
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$13439

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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