Rome vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.79M

The cost of living in Rome is 32% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2722nd and 656th ($1750 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 294th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Toronto

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	Rome	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$18156

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085