Rome vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rome	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2020	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$1938	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2219	$2682
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	79
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	568K

The cost of living in Rome is 12% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1942nd and 1272nd ($2020 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 292nd and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Surrey

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	Rome	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.92	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2374	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1513	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8120	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.1	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$558	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10916	$12061

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741