Kaohsiung vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
84
93
🏙️ Population
2.73M
592K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 54% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5786th and 1756th ($932 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 320th and 54th 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
$3.13
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$12166

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$913
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$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413