Rotterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	93	34
🏙️ Population	664K	115K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 459% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1038th and 8915th ($2359 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the Netherlands and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 68th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Thimphu

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	Rotterdam	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300