Rotterdam vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	664K	7.1M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 246% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1038th and 6983rd ($2359 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 68th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Yantai

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	Rotterdam	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$23251

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Cities near Rotterdam

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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702