London vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	8.91M	2.87M

The cost of living in London is 96% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 38th and 2685th ($3321 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.2 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 5th and 230th 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	$19.7	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$9800

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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