Cost of living comparison

compared to

Aliso Viejo vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Aliso Viejo is 56.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Aliso Viejo
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Aliso Viejo
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Aliso Viejo
Housing: pay 96.1% more in Aliso Viejo
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Aliso Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% more in Aliso Viejo
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Aliso Viejo

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

Aliso Viejo vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aliso Viejo instead of Rome, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Aliso Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$25.00	+42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$12.84	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$2.83	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$2.26	+69.0%
Average			+33.6%

Rome vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Aliso Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$4.52	+104.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$6.22	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$4.62	-35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$4.50	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$7.55	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.90	+139.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.74	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$1.75	+62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$2.17	+50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.38	+62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.22	+24.7%
Average			+34.5%

Rome vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Aliso Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$4.78	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$28,500.00	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$19.41	-2.2%
Average			-14.1%

Rome vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 96.1% more for housing

	Rome	Aliso Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$74.01	+130.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$2,800.00	+94.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$2,500.00	+169.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$153.80	-10.4%
Average			+96.1%

Rome vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Rome	Aliso Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$1,762.50	+210.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$27,000.00	+146.5%
Average			+178.3%

Rome vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Aliso Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$8.00	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$5.67	+181.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$10.50	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$50.00	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$18.00	+54.1%
Average			+57.9%

Rome vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Rome	Aliso Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$61.25	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$44.15	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$100.00	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$149.85	+28.3%
Average			+8.2%

Rome vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Rome vs.

Moscow

Rome vs.

Ottawa

Rome vs.

Dodoma

Rome vs.

Canberra

Rome vs.

Hong Kong

Rome vs.

Berlin

Rome vs.

Wellington

Rome vs.

Madrid

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Italy vs. United States. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Italy and United States.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rome

Add prices for Aliso Viejo

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Aliso Viejo or Rome. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.