Rome vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	690K

The cost of living in Rome is 45% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2624th and 96th ($1718 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 337th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Washington

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	Rome	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979