Cost of living comparison

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Anyang vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Anyang is 17.9% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 51.4% less in Anyang
Groceries
pay 48.0% more in Anyang
Transportation
pay 37.8% less in Anyang
Housing
pay 52.6% less in Anyang
Childcare
pay 27.8% less in Anyang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.3% less in Anyang
Clothing
pay 0.7% more in Anyang

The cost of groceries and clothing in Anyang are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Anyang.

Anyang vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Anyang instead of Rome, you would:

pay 51.4% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Anyang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.82
$6.72
₩9,678
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.88
$6.37
₩9,169
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.12
$1.32
₩1,895

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pay 48.0% more for groceries

 
Rome
Anyang
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.87
$2.95
₩4,245
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.07
$7.31
₩10,527
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.02
$9.36
₩13,478

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

 
Rome
Anyang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.48
$4.29
₩6,170
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€34.59
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€24,707.86
$26,696.92
₩38M

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pay 52.6% less for housing

 
Rome
Anyang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.18
$16.34
₩23,533
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,215.63
$353.78
₩509K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€784.95
$247.65
₩357K

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pay 27.8% less for childcare

 
Rome
Anyang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€480.78
$254.87
₩367K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,266.68
$10,906.99
₩16M

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Anyang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€4.94
$2.83
₩4,075
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.70
$3.42
₩4,924
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.08
$3.18
₩4,584

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

 
Rome
Anyang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€69.18
$64.86
₩93,385
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€31.96
$60.14
₩86,593
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€75.04
$70.50
₩102K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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