Rome vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	75
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	2.75M	459K

The cost of living in Rome is 30% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2624th and 866th ($1718 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 797th in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 337th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Virginia Beach

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	Rome	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777