Rome vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	2.75M	525K

The cost of living in Rome is 39% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2624th and 313th ($1718 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 337th and 308th 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	$14.5	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$29998

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045