Rome vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4756
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1021
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$1866
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$2834
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.97M

The cost of living in Rome is 11% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2722nd and 1964th ($1750 vs $1965) 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 1.4 months in Vienna. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 294th and 48th 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	$15.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$15069

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1772
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1307
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$860
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$989
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1136
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1051
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1197
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$789
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$788
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1344
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1436
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1211
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1016
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1764
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1563
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1220
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1137
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1690
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1604
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$938
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898