Portland vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	92
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	653K	2.75M

The cost of living in Portland is 53% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 603rd and 2624th ($2629 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 157th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Rome

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	Portland	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$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	$1608	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$9864

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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