Rome vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$929
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
17.7M

The cost of living in Rome is 83% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2722nd and 5948th ($1750 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 294th and 556th 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
$15.4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618