Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Italy
  3. Rome
  4. China
  5. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 35.8% cheaper than Rome.

If you lived in China instead of Rome, you would:
local_dining

pay 69.8% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.17
€15.93
$3.40
CN¥23.06
-81.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.69
€8.50
$5.44
CN¥36.89
-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.33
€2.04
$0.52
CN¥3.51
-77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.36
€1.20
$0.32
CN¥2.20
-76.2%
Average -69.8%
Rome vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 32.0% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.19
€1.92
$1.82
CN¥12.31
-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.28
€7.26
$6.98
CN¥47.33
-15.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.87
€6.02
$7.82
CN¥53.01
+13.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $4.47
€3.92
$1.89
CN¥12.81
-57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.83
€4.23
$2.01
CN¥13.62
-58.4%
Apples (1 lb) $1.08
€0.95
$0.90
CN¥6.12
-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.94
€0.82
$0.61
CN¥4.14
-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.16
€1.02
$0.86
CN¥5.86
-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.24
€1.09
$0.62
CN¥4.22
-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.79
€0.69
$0.42
CN¥2.88
-46.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.80
€0.70
$0.45
CN¥3.07
-43.7%
Average -32.0%
Rome vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 47.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.93
$4.16
CN¥28.21
-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass $42.40
€37.18
$17.84
CN¥120.98
-57.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,862.31
€24,432.48
$22,106.75
CN¥149,936.81
-20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.48
€14.45
$4.39
CN¥29.79
-73.3%
Average -47.6%
Rome vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 67.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $37.53
€32.91
$14.92
CN¥101.17
-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,159.69
€1,016.93
$404.30
CN¥2,742.13
-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $810.19
€710.45
$256.14
CN¥1,737.27
-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $170.33
€149.36
$44.04
CN¥298.70
-74.1%
Average -67.0%
Rome vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 1.4% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.09
€498.15
$443.85
CN¥3,010.34
-21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,931.15
€12,216.24
$16,577.11
CN¥112,432.56
+19.0%
Average -1.4%
Rome vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.06
€5.31
$1.06
CN¥7.17
-82.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.52
€1.34
$3.94
CN¥26.72
+158.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.78
€5.95
$3.36
CN¥22.76
-50.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $74.78
€65.58
$42.42
CN¥287.71
-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.90
€9.56
$6.74
CN¥45.72
-38.2%
Average -11.2%
Rome vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 21.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $102.92
€90.25
$66.87
CN¥453.56
-35.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.37
€34.52
$38.65
CN¥262.17
-1.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $100.69
€88.30
$95.94
CN¥650.72
-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $163.54
€143.41
$90.79
CN¥615.77
-44.5%
Average -21.5%
Rome vs. China - Cost of clothing
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