Raleigh vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	92
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	468K	2.75M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 39% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 972nd and 2624th ($2388 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 221st and 337th 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	$17.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$9864

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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