Rome vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1619
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.44M

The cost of living in Rome is 66% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1819th and 4661st ($2082 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 179th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Taipei

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Rome Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$18442

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Cities near Rome

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602