Rome vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$891
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
2.87M
24.9M

The cost of living in Rome is 43% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2685th and 4461st ($1697 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 230th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Shanghai

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Rome Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$28143

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740