Rome vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$3535
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.97M

The cost of living in Rome is 5% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1942nd and 1640th ($2020 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Austria, respectively. Check Italy vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 292nd and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Vienna

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Rome Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$163
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$25585

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1976
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1497
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1388
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1052
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1148
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1233
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1229
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1311
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$823
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$861
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1570
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1468
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$985
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1176
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1378
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1148
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1103
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1257
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1685
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1651
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1282
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1182
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1760
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1707
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1660
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1056
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$946