Los Angeles vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 82% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 72nd and 2722nd ($3187 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 47th and 294th 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	$21.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$10781

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262