Kaohsiung vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.75M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 51% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5770th and 2104th ($971 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Italy, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Rome. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 281st and 134th 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
$4.32
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$14156

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330