Los Angeles vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2041
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 73% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 62nd and 2104th ($3420 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Rome. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 50th and 134th 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	$22.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$14156

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330