Kaohsiung vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$342	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	92
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	2.73M	2.75M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 47% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6046th and 2722nd ($932 vs $1750) 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 1.4 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 389th and 294th 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	$3.76	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$10781

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$841
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$801
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$818
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$931
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$698
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$864
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$828
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$745
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$821
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1060
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$807
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$666
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1028
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$661
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$605
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$592
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$706
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$691
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$726
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$683
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$795
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$642
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$673
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1014
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$719
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$445
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$801
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$776
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$629
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$643

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262