Oakland vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	441K	2.75M

The cost of living in Oakland is 73% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 182nd and 2624th ($2968 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 38th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Rome

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	Oakland	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$9864

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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