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New Taipei City vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 15.9% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 6.5% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 45.9% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 31.7% more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in New Taipei City

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

New Taipei City vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Rome	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$4.92 NT$153.80	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$5.41 NT$169.19	-53.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$0.87 NT$27.34	-65.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$0.62 NT$19.32	-53.9%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

	Rome	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.97 NT$61.52	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$6.43 NT$201.10	-32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$12.05 NT$376.89	+69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$2.82 NT$88.18	-39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$3.56 NT$111.25	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.93 NT$60.46	+59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.09 NT$34.15	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.04 NT$32.44	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$1.29 NT$40.46	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.64 NT$51.16	+92.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.76 NT$23.72	-22.5%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Rome	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$3.84 NT$120.25	-49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	-3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	+29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$10.00 NT$312.74	-49.7%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 45.9% less for housing

	Rome	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$24.39 NT$763.04	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	-46.5%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 31.7% more for childcare

	Rome	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	+3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	+59.6%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$1.72 NT$53.83	-70.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$2.43 NT$75.88	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$4.92 NT$153.80	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$11.47 NT$358.88	-1.8%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Rome	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	+25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-13.0%
Average			+1.7%

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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: December 2025

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