Rome vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$891
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
2.87M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rome is 81% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2685th and 5744th ($1697 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 230th and 460th 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
$14.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$24305

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584