Rotterdam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	90
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	664K	13.9M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 212% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1336th and 6862nd ($2219 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 81st in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 51st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tianjin

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	Rotterdam	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618