London vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in London is 80% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 20th and 1819th ($3740 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Rome. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 12th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Rome

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	London	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$12431

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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