Rotterdam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
664K
2.33M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 156% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1336th and 6227th ($2219 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 51st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691