Rotterdam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
664K
2.6M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 92% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1336th and 4715th ($2219 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 Taipei. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 51st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605