Rotterdam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
664K
2.35M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 180% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 676th and 6085th ($2637 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 373rd 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
$24
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464