Melbourne vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
100
86
🏙️ Population
5.03M
2.75M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 37% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 923rd and 2722nd ($2397 vs $1750) 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 1.1 months in Rome. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1st and 294th 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
$15.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$10781

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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