Rome vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$4609
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
89
😀 Quality of life
89
98
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.87M

The cost of living in Rome is 37% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1942nd and 109th ($2020 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Singapore, respectively. Check Italy vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 292nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Singapore City

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Rome Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$29519

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653