Rome vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rome	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2020	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1938	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2219	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	2.75M	11.5M

The cost of living in Rome is 92% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1942nd and 5192nd ($2020 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Brazil, respectively. Check Italy vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 292nd and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sao Paulo

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	Rome	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.92	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2374	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1513	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8120	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$558	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10916	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666