Rome vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$4470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	2.75M	525K

The cost of living in Rome is 34% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2722nd and 501st ($1750 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 294th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sacramento

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	Rome	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$30262

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851