Rome vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$6608
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$1770
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$3115
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$731
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$4380
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
54
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
2.75M
525K

The cost of living in Rome is 28% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1942nd and 362nd ($2020 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 307th 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 98th in the United States, while ranked 292nd and 309th 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
$17.4
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$8.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$135
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$27489

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2692
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2767
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2811
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2875
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2892
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2839
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2727
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2630
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2875
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2665
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2782
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3181
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2672
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3098
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3344
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2770
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2212
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2943
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2270
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3116
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2936
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2991
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3504
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2823
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2764
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2910
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2381
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2721
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2679
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3058
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2114
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2858
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2950
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3818
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2850