Rotterdam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
664K
17.5M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 181% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 676th and 6106th ($2637 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 24th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Shenzhen

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Rotterdam Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$22916

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638