Rome vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.87M

The cost of living in Rome is 109% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2104th and 5994th ($1972 vs $942) 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 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 134th and 351st 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
$15.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684