Rome vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$891
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
2.87M
3.03M

The cost of living in Rome is 71% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2685th and 5356th ($1697 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 230th and 343rd 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
$14.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721