Quanzhou vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	8.78M	664K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 73% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7256th and 1038th ($644 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 3rd in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4015th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Rotterdam

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	Quanzhou	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.07	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514