Rotterdam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
664K
2.44M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 110% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 676th and 4661st ($2637 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Taipei

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Rotterdam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602