Rotterdam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	664K	12.7M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 117% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1336th and 5553rd ($2219 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 51st and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Suzhou

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	Rotterdam	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645