Cost of Living score
Affordability, essential costs, and day-to-day financial pressure for residents.
Cost of Living in Rome70/100
Cost of Living
Cost of Living in Rome
Rome offers moderate affordability for a major European capital, with central rents and tourism shaping price levels in popular districts. Cost of Living in Rome scores 70/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 70/100
Affordability score
70/100
Moderate affordability with central rents on the higher side.
Housing pressure
Rising
Central districts have firmed under tourism and remote-work demand.
Transport offset
Mixed
Bus and metro support daily life; coverage varies by district.
Rome cost of living data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Affordability score | 70/100 | Outer districts remain more accessible. |
| Housing pressure | Rising | Long-term rental supply is constrained. |
| Transport offset | Mixed | Walking remains a practical default in the core. |
Cost of Living city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Rome (this page) | 70/100 | Rome offers moderate affordability for a major European capital, with central rents and tourism shaping price levels in popular districts. |
| Foggia | 81/100 | Foggia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Cosenza | 80/100 | Cosenza's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Catanzaro | 80/100 | Catanzaro's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Taranto | 80/100 | Taranto's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Messina | 79/100 | Messina's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Giugliano in Campania | 78/100 | Giugliano in Campania's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Reggio Calabria | 78/100 | Reggio Calabria's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Catania | 77/100 | Catania's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Caserta | 76/100 | Caserta's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Sassari | 76/100 | Sassari's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Salerno | 76/100 | Salerno's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Palermo | 76/100 | Palermo's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Bari | 76/100 | Bari's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Latina | 74/100 | Latina's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Terni | 74/100 | Terni's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Pescara | 74/100 | Pescara's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Naples | 74/100 | Naples's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Genoa | 74/100 | Genoa's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Verona | 74/100 | Verona's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Cremona | 73/100 | Cremona's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Asti | 73/100 | Asti's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| La Spezia | 72/100 | La Spezia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Cesena | 72/100 | Cesena's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Pistoia | 72/100 | Pistoia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Forlì | 72/100 | Forlì's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Ferrara | 72/100 | Ferrara's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Turin | 72/100 | Turin's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Prato | 71/100 | Prato's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Rimini | 71/100 | Rimini's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Pavia | 70/100 | Pavia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
Interpretation
The cost-of-living model balances housing pressure with food and transit access. Rome's neighborhood food markets remain a structural offset. Across the indexed cities the cost of living average is 62/100, so Rome is 8 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 3 institutional references.
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Sources
3 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- Numbeo: Cost of Living Index
Used for directional affordability framing alongside official housing and price datasets.
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