Rome vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$929	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$1698
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	57
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	2.75M	458K

The cost of living in Rome is 21% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2624th and 3823rd ($1718 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Estonia, respectively. Check Italy vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 337th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tallinn

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	Rome	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$7151

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394