Rotterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
664K
115K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 540% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 676th and 8957th ($2637 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 24th and 7238th 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
$24
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$633

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285