Rome vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$929	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	24
😀 Quality of life	86	39
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.56M

The cost of living in Rome is 186% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2722nd and 7649th ($1750 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 294th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Shaoyang

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	Rome	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$10066

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610