Rotterdam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
664K
1.87M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 164% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1336th and 6292nd ($2219 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 Tainan. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 51st and 499th 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
$18.3
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719