Rome vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$929
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.6M

The cost of living in Rome is 51% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2722nd and 4715th ($1750 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 294th and 311th 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
$15.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$18424

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Cities near Rome

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605