Rome vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	737K

The cost of living in Rome is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2722nd and 206th ($1750 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 294th and 102nd 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	$15.4	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$28179

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263