Rome vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	985K

The cost of living in Rome is 16% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2624th and 1732nd ($1718 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Sweden, respectively. Check Italy vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 337th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Stockholm

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	Rome	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$5804

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331