Rome vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	2.75M	385K

The cost of living in Rome is 33% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2624th and 718th ($1718 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 664th in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 337th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tampa

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	Rome	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265