Rotterdam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
664K
13.9M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 298% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 676th and 7496th ($2637 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 93rd in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 24th and 2445th 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
$24
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$4.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$19275

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Cities near Rotterdam

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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547