Rotterdam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2659
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6362
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2815
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
664K
2.87M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 182% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 649th and 5994th ($2659 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in the Netherlands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Taichung

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Rotterdam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.61
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2967
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2361
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6135
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3996
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.92
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2772
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13092
$17517

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684