New Taipei vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	4.04M	664K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4867th and 689th ($1135 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 New Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 387th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Rotterdam

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	New Taipei	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$13809

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671