Rotterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rotterdam	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1909	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$484	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3795	$436
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	93	36
🏙️ Population	592K	79.2K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 346% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1756th and 8761st ($2013 vs $452) 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 54th and 7674th 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	$14.3	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1267	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5063	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.49	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.7	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1521	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12166	$701

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288