Rome vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.87M

The cost of living in Rome is 117% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1819th and 5984th ($2082 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 179th and 409th 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
$16.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665