Denver vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Denver	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2771	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6354	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1753	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$3084	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5105	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	716K	2.87M

The cost of living in Denver is 63% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 294th and 2685th ($2771 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th and 4th 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 Denver compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 134th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Rome

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	Denver	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1825	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1500	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3360	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4848	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3873	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.3	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.6	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1322	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16286	$9800

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2438
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2494
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2463
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2501
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2387
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2501
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2443
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2374
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2478
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2659
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2502
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1912
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2183
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2287
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1801
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2411
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1852
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$2226
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1647
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2312
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$2013
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1707
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1780
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2013
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2112
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1778

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229