Rome vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$6532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	737K

The cost of living in Rome is 34% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1819th and 142nd ($2082 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 179th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Seattle

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	Rome	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173