Cost of living comparison

 Rome, Italy
compared to
 Santa Rosa (CA), United States
Santa Rosa vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Santa Rosa is 91.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 58.3% more in Santa Rosa
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Santa Rosa
Transportation
pay 15.8% less in Santa Rosa
Housing
pay 96.2% more in Santa Rosa
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Santa Rosa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 89.1% more in Santa Rosa
Clothing
pay 19.6% more in Santa Rosa

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Santa Rosa are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Rosa instead of Rome, you would:

pay 58.3% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Santa Rosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.14
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.43
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€1.97
$2.90
 

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Rome
Santa Rosa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.57
$5.01
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€6.16
$8.51
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€5.45
$4.25
 

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

 
Rome
Santa Rosa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.29
$5.10
 
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€32.99
$30.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€23,566.01
$35,000.00
 

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pay 96.2% more for housing

 
Rome
Santa Rosa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€25.91
$73.12
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,038.11
$2,215.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€671.16
$1,809.09
 

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Rome
Santa Rosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€447.53
$1,866.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€9,226.79
$40,000.00
 

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pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Santa Rosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.71
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.34
$4.71
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.66
$12.00
 

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

 
Rome
Santa Rosa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€57.55
$57.86
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€27.03
$43.25
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€67.87
$103.71
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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