Rome vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	662K

The cost of living in Rome is 31% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2624th and 819th ($1718 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 337th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Vancouver

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	Rome	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759