London vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	99	86
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in London is 92% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 58th and 2624th ($3296 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 4th and 337th 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	$21.4	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$9864

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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