Rome vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$891
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.86M

The cost of living in Rome is 16% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2685th and 3564th ($1697 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Italy and Poland, respectively. Check Italy vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 230th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Warsaw

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Rome Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$11854

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385