Baltimore vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	586K	2.75M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 33% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2624th ($2287 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 131st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Rome

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	Baltimore	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$9864

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201