Rome vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	86	98
🏙️ Population	2.75M	449K

The cost of living in Rome is 48% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2624th and 59th ($1718 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Italy and Switzerland, respectively. Check Italy vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 337th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Zurich

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	Rome	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717