New York City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in New York City is 159% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3rd and 2624th ($4441 vs $1718) 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Rome. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 22nd and 337th 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	$29.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$9864

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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