Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Lucca Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Lucca

🙂 Solo nomad: Rome is 13.2% cheaper than Lucca without rent, and 8.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Rome is 5.7% more expensive than Lucca without rent, and 14.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €15.23

$17.06 €14.73

3.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$72 €62.2

2.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.42 €9.86

$11.83 €10.22

-3.47%

Cappuccino

$1.75 €1.51

$1.58 €1.37

10.76%

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

$2.54 €2.19

$2.75 €2.38

-7.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.23 €1.06

$1.13 €0.97

8.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.87

$5.67 €4.9

-0.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.23 €4.51

$4.56 €3.93

14.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 €1.48

$1.71 €1.47

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.43 €2.1

-13.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 €2.66

$2.86 €2.47

7.69%

Eggs

$4.56 €3.93

$3.58 €3.09

27.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.76 €15.33

$18.47 €15.94

-3.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.97 €10.34

$13.68 €11.81

-12.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.38 €17.6

$22.51 €19.44

-9.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.45 €2.12

-2.86%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.92

$1.74 €1.5

27.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 €1.69

$2.54 €2.19

-23.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$3.15 €2.72

-14.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.86 €1.61

-8.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$1.87 €1.62

-1.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 €1.09

$1.8 €1.55

-29.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 €0.45

$0.46 €0.4

13.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.84 €5.9

$7.1 €6.13

-3.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.69 €4.91

$7.02 €6.06

-18.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.62

$1.94 €1.67

-3.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.54 €2.19

9.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.78 €1.53

$1.92 €1.66

-7.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.65 €35.1

$36.59 €31.59

11.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 €4.51

$4.71 €4.07

10.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 €1.31

$1.12 €0.97

34.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.67 €29.94

$29.06 €25.09

19.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 €1.76

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

$29.1K €25.1K

$34.1K €29.5K

-14.79%

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

$29.4K €25.4K

$34.2K €29.5K

-13.85%

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

$219 €189

$246 €212

-11.06%

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

$10.87 €9.39

$13.25 €11.44

-17.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.74 €26.54

$29.94 €25.85

2.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 €53.7

$68.5 €59.1

-9.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.79 €20.54

$22.9 €19.77

3.89%

Cinema Ticket

$11.63 €10.04

$9.59 €8.28

21.27%

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

$533 €460

$523 €451

2.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K €9,119

$8,972 €7,747

17.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.7 €62.7

$90.8 €78.4

-19.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 €29.74

$52.2 €45.09

-34.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 €73.1

$88.5 €76.4

-4.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$134 €115

-10.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,371 €1,184

$804 €694

70.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$888 €766

$676 €583

31.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,612 €2,255

$1,543 €1,332

69.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,619 €1,398

$937 €809

72.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,302 €7,168

$4,096 €3,537

102.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,027 €3,477

$2,353 €2,032

71.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,228 €1,924

$1,879 €1,622

18.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

4.6

-14.13%

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

Last update for Rome: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lucca: October 28, 2025

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