New York City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in New York City is 113% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4th and 2104th ($4202 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Rome. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 15th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Rome

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	New York City	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$14156

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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