Boston vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
676K
2.75M

The cost of living in Boston is 87% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 27th and 2104th ($3680 vs $1972) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1 months in Rome. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 105th and 134th 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
$24.8
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$14156

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330