Kaohsiung vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
85
89
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.75M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5567th and 1942nd ($1002 vs $2020) 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 1.3 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 461st and 292nd 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
$3.91
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$10916

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323