Kaohsiung vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$361	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	92
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	2.73M	2.75M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5750th and 2624th ($956 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Italy, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 417th and 337th 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	$3.82	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$9864

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201