Kaohsiung vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$339
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 45% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5786th and 2685th ($932 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and Italy, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 320th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229