New Taipei vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$469	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	4.04M	2.75M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 38% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5000th and 2624th ($1073 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 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 302nd and 337th 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	$4.61	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$9864

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201