Rome vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rome	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2020	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1938	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2219	$4008
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.45M

The cost of living in Rome is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1942nd and 649th ($2020 vs $2640) 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 292nd and 3rd 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	$17.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.92	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2374	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1513	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8120	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$558	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10916	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710