Cost of living comparison

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Miao-li vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Miao-li is 22.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% less in Miao-li
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Miao-li
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Miao-li
Housing: pay 68.3% less in Miao-li
Childcare: pay 83.7% more in Miao-li
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Miao-li
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Miao-li

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Miao-li. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Miao-li.

Miao-li vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miao-li instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 62.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Miao-li
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$3.11 NT$97.41	-82.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$4.59 NT$143.55	-60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$1.15 NT$35.89	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$0.66 NT$20.51	-51.0%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Miao-li
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.36 NT$42.66	-38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$4.34 NT$135.86	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$11.04 NT$345.45	+55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$2.16 NT$67.67	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$3.50 NT$109.45	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.43 NT$44.80	+18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.45 NT$13.95	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.17 NT$36.74	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$1.30 NT$40.70	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.04 NT$32.56	+22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.82 NT$25.58	-16.5%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Rome	Miao-li
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$3.81 NT$119.11	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$35,064.72 NT$1,097,140.06	+20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$9.50 NT$297.36	-52.1%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 68.3% less for housing

	Rome	Miao-li
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$18.64 NT$583.16	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$327.71 NT$10,253.65	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$163.85 NT$5,126.82	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$48.36 NT$1,513.07	-71.8%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 83.7% more for childcare

	Rome	Miao-li
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$557.10 NT$17,431.20	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$29,493.69 NT$922,828.09	+169.3%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Miao-li
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$1.54 NT$48.19	-73.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$2.35 NT$73.48	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$6.23 NT$194.82	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$9.83 NT$307.61	-15.8%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Miao-li
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$31.12 NT$973.58	-61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$16.39 NT$512.68	-56.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$65.53 NT$2,050.22	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	-15.8%
Average			-40.1%

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