Rome vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$929
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$4523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
89
😀 Quality of life
86
97
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.87M

The cost of living in Rome is 45% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2722nd and 81st ($1750 vs $3168) 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 294th and 8th 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
$15.4
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$28407

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637