Rome vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$4145
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.45M

The cost of living in Rome is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1819th and 348th ($2082 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Australia, respectively. Check Italy vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 179th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sydney

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	Rome	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864