Rome vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$938
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
2.75M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rome is 98% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2104th and 5618th ($1972 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 134th and 1163rd 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
$15.9
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648