Rome vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rome	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1697	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1795	$3483
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	2.87M	2.79M

The cost of living in Rome is 34% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2685th and 571st ($1697 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 230th and 36th 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	$14.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2193	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7657	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3688	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.74	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.68	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.92	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9800	$18837

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190