Rotterdam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2659
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6362
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2815
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
664K
24.9M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 132% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 649th and 4880th ($2659 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 20th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Shanghai

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Rotterdam Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.61
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2967
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2361
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6135
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3996
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.92
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2772
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13092
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789