Rome vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$929
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.03M

The cost of living in Rome is 88% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2722nd and 6052nd ($1750 vs $931) 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 294th and 496th 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
$15.4
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716