Rotterdam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
664K
1.85M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 190% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 676th and 6264th ($2637 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tainan

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Rotterdam Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$5587

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697