Rome vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$4401
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	89
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.87M

The cost of living in Rome is 33% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1819th and 154th ($2082 vs $3119) 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 179th and 5th 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	$16.6	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663