Rome vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$5742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	87
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.01M

The cost of living in Rome is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1819th and 8th ($2082 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 179th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs San Jose, United States

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	Rome	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$23160

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212