Los Angeles vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$2219
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 66% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 65th and 1942nd ($3361 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 74th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Rome

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	Los Angeles	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$10916

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323