Melbourne vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	100	91
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.75M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 29% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 829th and 2104th ($2543 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1 months in Rome. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1st and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Rome

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	Melbourne	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$14156

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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