Rotterdam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2659
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6362
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2815
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
664K
2.43M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 113% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 649th and 4646th ($2659 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 178th 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
$23.3
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.61
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2967
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2361
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6135
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3996
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.92
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2772
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13092
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612