Rome vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$843
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	96
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	2.75M	11.5M

The cost of living in Rome is 75% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2104th and 4918th ($1972 vs $1126) 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 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 134th and 1670th 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	$15.9	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720