Kaohsiung vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.75M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 52% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5666th and 1819th ($999 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and Italy, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 364th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Rome

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Kaohsiung Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$12431

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358