Boston vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
676K
2.75M

The cost of living in Boston is 75% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 30th and 1819th ($3638 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Boston compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 94th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Rome

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Boston Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$12431

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358