Rome vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Rome Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4008
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$832
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1598
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1708
$1640
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
2.87M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rome is 50% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2515th and 4544th ($1617 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 199th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Shenzhen

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Rome Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$932
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2024
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1246
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7391
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3611
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.3
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.15
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9175
$25954

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$813
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1193
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1203
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1259
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1247
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1044
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1280
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1132
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1290
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1182
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$711
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1151
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1007
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1286
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1244
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1252
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1058
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1096
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1222
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1061
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1084
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1168
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1220
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1007
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1191
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1103
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1287
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$947
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1529
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1069
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1089
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1215
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1241
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1027
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1175
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$821
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1214
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1237
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1107

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749