Rome vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	690K

The cost of living in Rome is 44% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2722nd and 93rd ($1750 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 294th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Washington

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	Rome	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$23453

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948