Rotterdam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2359
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$1479
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2435
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
664K
13.9M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 244% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1038th and 6956th ($2359 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 68th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1509
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1241
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2680
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2049
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3934
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.58
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2027
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10730
$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616