Rotterdam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4464
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1909
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$484
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
592K
17.5M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 114% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1756th and 5744th ($2013 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 54th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1267
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5063
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.49
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.49
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1521
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12166
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584