Rome vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$8814
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$2859
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$4660
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$850
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$7874
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	874K

The cost of living in Rome is 52% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2104th and 7th ($1972 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 months in Rome compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 134th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs San Francisco

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	Rome	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$8.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$21216

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3273
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3049
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3204
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3261
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3245
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3102
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3276
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3086
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3310
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4178
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3797
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3588
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2906
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3577
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2822
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2905
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3873
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3075
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2848
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2393
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3181
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2804
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2748
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3234
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3808