Rome vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$929	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.97M

The cost of living in Rome is 7% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2624th and 2270th ($1718 vs $1844) 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 1.5 months in Vienna. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 337th and 52nd 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	$14.5	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987