Rotterdam vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$2868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	664K	919K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 97% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1336th and 4810th ($2219 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in the Netherlands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 51st and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Seongnam

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	Rotterdam	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$21935

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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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1087
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1025
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$970
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1142
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$990
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1025
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1008
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1067
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1036
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$989
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1020
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1140
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1222
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1025
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1567
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1098
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$997
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1027
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1111
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098