Melbourne vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1842
😷 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 28% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1365th and 2624th ($2194 vs $1718) 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 337th 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	$14.2	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$9864

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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