Rome vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1718
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$929
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1682
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1842
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.03M

The cost of living in Rome is 92% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2624th and 6071st ($1718 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Italy and Taiwan, respectively. Check Italy vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 337th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Taichung

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Rome Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2124
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.16%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7056
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9864
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671