Rome vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$929	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$709
😷 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 190% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2624th and 7740th ($1718 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 337th and 7044th 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	$14.5	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$11393

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600