Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Carrara Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Carrara

🙂 Solo nomad: Rome is 1.9% cheaper than Carrara without rent, and 22.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Rome is 5.4% more expensive than Carrara without rent, and 21.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €15.23

$21.23 €18.33

-16.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$79.9 €69

-7.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.42 €9.86

$10.61 €9.16

7.63%

Cappuccino

$1.75 €1.51

$1.73 €1.49

1.16%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 €2.19

$2.74 €2.37

-7.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.23 €1.06

$1.14 €0.98

7.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.87

$5.85 €5.05

-3.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.23 €4.51

$5.76 €4.97

-9.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 €1.48

$1.63 €1.41

4.91%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.22 €1.92

-4.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 €2.66

$2.7 €2.33

14.07%

Eggs

$4.56 €3.93

$3.76 €3.24

21.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.76 €15.33

$13.49 €11.64

31.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.97 €10.34

$13.33 €11.51

-10.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.38 €17.6

$17.87 €15.43

14.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.43 €2.1

-2.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.92

$2.13 €1.84

4.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 €1.69

$2.01 €1.74

-2.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$2.91 €2.51

-7.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.65 €1.42

3.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$1.4 €1.21

31.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 €1.09

$1.53 €1.32

-16.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 €0.45

$0.32 €0.28

62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.84 €5.9

$7.03 €6.07

-2.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.69 €4.91

$8.2 €7.08

-30.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.62

$1.68 €1.45

11.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$1.92 €1.65

44.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.78 €1.53

$1.94 €1.68

-8.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.65 €35.1

$39.53 €34.13

2.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 €4.51

$5.9 €5.09

-11.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 €1.31

$1.41 €1.21

7.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.67 €29.94

$29.08 €25.11

19.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.01 €1.74

1.49%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.1K €25.1K

$26.2K €22.7K

10.73%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.4K €25.4K

$35K €30.3K

-15.99%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$219 €189

$183 €158

19.54%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.87 €9.39

$13.82 €11.93

-21.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.74 €26.54

$29.65 €25.6

3.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 €53.7

$44.59 €38.5

39.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.79 €20.54

$19.31 €16.67

23.20%

Cinema Ticket

$11.63 €10.04

$9.37 €8.09

24.12%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$533 €460

$664 €574

-19.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K €9,119

$4,546 €3,925

132.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.7 €62.7

$23.38 €20.19

210.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 €29.74

$45.18 €39.01

-23.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 €73.1

$91.5 €79

-7.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$141 €122

-14.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,371 €1,184

$549 €474

149.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$888 €766

$590 €509

50.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,612 €2,255

$824 €712

216.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,619 €1,398

$929 €802

74.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,302 €7,168

$3,066 €2,647

170.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,027 €3,477

$2,074 €1,791

94.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,228 €1,924

$1,673 €1,444

33.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

4.83

-18.22%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Rome: October 29, 2025

Last update for Carrara: October 29, 2025

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