Rotterdam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
664K
3.03M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 138% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1336th and 6052nd ($2219 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in the Netherlands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 51st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716