Rotterdam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	664K	9.07M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 372% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 689th and 8245th ($2615 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 67th and 3667th 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	$23.2	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501