Rotterdam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rotterdam	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1909	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$484	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3795	$720
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	592K	6.56M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 249% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1756th and 7871st ($2013 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 396th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 54th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Shaoyang

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	Rotterdam	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1267	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5063	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.49	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.7	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1521	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12166	$11076

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586