Rome vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.79M

The cost of living in Rome is 30% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2624th and 861st ($1718 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 337th and 59th 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	$14.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095