Philadelphia vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.75M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 51% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 664th and 2624th ($2597 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 138th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Rome

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	Philadelphia	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$9864

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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