Raleigh vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Raleigh	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1374	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2201	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4362	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	468K	2.75M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 15% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1363rd and 2104th ($2265 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 Raleigh compared to 1 months in Rome. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 219th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Rome

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	Raleigh	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1531	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3898	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.18	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.2	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1475	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24243	$14156

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729

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