Rome vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$961
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	8
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	2.75M	24.7K

The cost of living in Rome is 20% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 2104th and 3452nd ($1972 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Italy vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 134th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Victoria

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	Rome	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$8750

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415