Los Angeles vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 86% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 80th and 2624th ($3196 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 58th and 337th 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	$21.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$9864

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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