New Taipei vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	4.04M	2.75M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 44% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4867th and 1942nd ($1135 vs $2020) 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 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.1 months in Rome. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 387th and 292nd 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	$4.87	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$10916

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Rome

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