Fresno vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fresno	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5290	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2614	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	92
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	542K	2.75M

The cost of living in Fresno is 38% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1005th and 2624th ($2371 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th 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 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 659th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Rome

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	Fresno	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.5	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2393	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2299	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2801	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12984	$9864

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2361
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2490
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2773
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2501
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2453
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2494
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2559
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2303
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2599
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2154
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2370
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2775
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2555
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2603
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2490
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2422
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2588
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2792
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2801
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2934
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2740
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2346
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2571
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2433
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2238
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3006
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2033
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3074
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2306
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2622
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2646
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3437
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2536
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2135
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1995
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2717
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2170

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