Rotterdam vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	664K	7.01M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 351% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 689th and 7987th ($2615 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 67th and 7223rd 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	$23.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$7830

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506