Rome vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	34
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	543K

The cost of living in Rome is 12% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2624th and 1962nd ($1718 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 337th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tucson

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	Rome	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262