New Taipei vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Taipei	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2876	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$394	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1496	$1795
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.87M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 40% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5229th and 2685th ($1011 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Taiwan and Italy, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.1 months in Rome. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 181st and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Rome

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	New Taipei	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$766	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5036	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.98	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.42	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.3	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11035	$9800

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Rome

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