Rotterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	664K	115K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 473% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1336th and 9013th ($2219 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 51st and 6232nd 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	$18.3	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$691

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Cities near Rotterdam

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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284