Rome vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$1659
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.6M

The cost of living in Rome is 54% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1942nd and 4455th ($2020 vs $1313) 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 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 292nd and 388th 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
$17.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$17567

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589