Rotterdam vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	94	17
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	664K	7.01M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 343% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 676th and 7977th ($2637 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 24th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Zhumadian

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	Rotterdam	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507