Rotterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	94	42
🏙️ Population	664K	115K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 523% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 689th and 8940th ($2615 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 67th and 7547th 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	$23.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$653

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289