Rotterdam vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	20
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	664K	6.44M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 302% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 689th and 7433rd ($2615 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 67th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Shangrao

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	Rotterdam	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$28686

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620