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Rome vs Venice: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Rome and Venice compared on cost, safety, weather and size
RomeItalyVeniceItaly
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$70$55
Mid-range$165$130
Luxury$355$280
Price level0.69× US (2025)0.69× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsMay, Jun, Jul and SepJun, Jul, Aug and Sep
Annual rain941 mm1,221 mm
Average high22.5 °C18.5 °C
Population2.3M51K
Time zoneEurope/RomeEurope/Rome

The short answer

Venice is about 21 % cheaper per day than Rome, $130 against $165 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 23 °C in Rome and 21 °C in Venice.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Rome overview
  • Venice overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Rome trip cost
  • Is Rome safe?
  • Venice trip cost
  • Is Venice safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Italy

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.