Rome vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$891
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
2.87M
2.6M

The cost of living in Rome is 45% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2685th and 4516th ($1697 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 230th and 209th 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
$14.9
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$19102

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Cities near Rome

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589