Rotterdam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	664K	2.33M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 170% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1038th and 6171st ($2359 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 68th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Taoyuan

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	Rotterdam	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$18619

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443