Rotterdam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
664K
24.9M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 134% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 676th and 4971st ($2637 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 24th and 1655th 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
$24
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765