Rotterdam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4464
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1909
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$484
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
93
82
🏙️ Population
592K
1.87M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 121% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1756th and 5887th ($2013 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th 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 Tainan. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 54th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1267
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5063
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.49
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.49
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.7
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1521
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12166
$11040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741