Rome vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$678
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	2.75M	7.01M

The cost of living in Rome is 249% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1819th and 7977th ($2082 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 234th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 179th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Zhumadian

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	Rome	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507