2.46/5
1,774 reviews
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Rome

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beautiful

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Rome is undeniably beautiful, with stunning historical landmarks, amazing architecture, and rich culture everywhere you look. Italian food is a highlight and socially, people are generally welcoming and friendly. The city is also well-situated for visiting other destinations across Italy, offering a good base for exploration.

However, living in Rome comes with significant downsides. Rent is high for what you get, public services like transport are inefficient and overcrowded, and the city suffers from cleanliness issues. The summer heat is intense and difficult to deal with. Socially, while locals are sociable, forming deeper friendships as an outsider is difficult. The city is often described as chaotic, with unpredictable drivers and very limited metro connectivity. It's also full of tourists, and many restaurants are tourist traps.

Overall, Rome excels as a travel destination but poses challenges as a long-term living location, especially for remote workers or expats looking for modern conveniences and ease of integration.

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A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.

2 years ago

It´s difficult to make friends here. Generally speaking, lifelong friends are made in school and then there´s family. People are very nice and sociable but forget about making friends. Lots of really bad restaurants (tourist traps) so you have to be careful where you go. I´ve lived here for two years so I have gotten to know some good places. Tons of tourists and overcroweded public transport. Yes, it´s a beautiful city but quite unlivable.

3 years ago

Lived in Rome for 6 months and I would not recommend it. There are few good working cafes or co-working spaces, the city is dirty, nightlife isn't great, rent is expensive for what you get, public transport is terrible and the metro is poorly connected (only 3 lines), drivers are crazy, few start-up related events, extremely hot in summer, etc.

Some of the positives include the historical sights, beautiful walking routes, you can easily visit other parts of Italy, people seem friendly enough, decent-ish expat community.

3 years ago

Rome is probably the most beautiful city in the world, art, history, good food. It is chaotic but people are friendly, definitely to recommend

3 years ago

Rome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.

6 years ago

Museum city! Definitely one or two days worth seeing it!

6 years ago

✅ Beautiful city

✅ Rich in history and culture

✅ Friendly people

✅ Good food

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Overcrowded

❌ Dirty

❌ Expensive

❌ Poor public transportation

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Hot in summer

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hospitals are not that great

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

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Feels (median)

9°C / 48°F cold

15°C / 59°F cool

13°C / 55°F cool

14°C / 57°F cool

20°C / 68°F mild

25°C / 77°F warm

30°C / 86°F warm

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20°C / 68°F mild

17°C / 63°F cool

12°C / 54°F cool

Real (median)

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cold

15°C / 58°F
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13°C / 55°F
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14°C / 57°F
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19°C / 66°F
mild

25°C / 77°F
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28°C / 82°F
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29°C / 83°F
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27°C / 80°F
warm

19°C / 66°F
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16°C / 61°F
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12°C / 54°F
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Humidity

damp
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76%

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68%

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72%

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71%

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65%

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62%

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63%

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68%

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80%

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77%

Most common

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Rain

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80mm

rainy
82mm

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83mm

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71mm

dry
33mm

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19mm

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11mm

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36mm

rainy
51mm

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163mm

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121mm

Cloud

pockets
47%

pockets
24%

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19%

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38%

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36%

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30%

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21%

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23%

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31%

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37%

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48%

pockets
38%

Air quality

okay
65 US AQI

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okay
56 US AQI

clean
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okay
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clean
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clean
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okay
53 US AQI

clean
46 US AQI

okay
67 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

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4 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

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8 UVI

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7 UVI

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3 UVI

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safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

1,318 people

1,057 people

1,440 people

1,829 people

2,019 people

1,846 people

1,800 people

2,164 people

2,270 people

1,952 people

1,756 people

1,695 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 38° 100° 31° 89° 🥵 AQI 77 😷

✈️12h

$1,516 / mo

🌇 Also went here692 people

800 remote workers in Rome now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.46/5 (Rank #441) 1774 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍11 liked it 👎3 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Good
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,712 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 17Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 73%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 44 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very high: $2,607 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 3k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Italy
🗓️ Average trip length	4 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	17 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 22°C 72°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 44 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	San Saba
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Sant'Eustachio
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 112
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	Impact Hub
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍13% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	9,565,500 visitors
📸 Tourists now	183,322 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	2,800,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$31,279 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 47% 👱‍♀️ 53%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 50% 👱‍♀️ 50%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 78% 👱‍♀️ 22%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Immobiliare
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Alitalia

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,712 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,495 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$5,303 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,515 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$5,332 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$6,370 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,264 / month
🏠 Median home price	$458,769
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$250 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$209 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$74 / month
🍛 Dinner	$17
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$7
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$8,897 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$26 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$26,034
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$57,981
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$156,981