Rotterdam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4464
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1909
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$484
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
592K
3.03M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 102% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1756th and 5356th ($2013 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in the Netherlands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 54th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1267
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5063
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.49
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.49
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1521
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12166
$13893

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721