Rome vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.43M

The cost of living in Rome is 20% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2722nd and 1380th ($1750 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 294th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs San Antonio

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	Rome	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137