Rotterdam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	664K	6.56M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 334% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 689th and 7790th ($2615 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 67th and 7090th 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	$23.2	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599