Rotterdam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	664K	9.07M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 332% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1336th and 8584th ($2219 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 526th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 51st and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Shenyang

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	Rotterdam	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$25284

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511