Rome trip budget for solo, couple, family and friends
A 7-day trip to Rome from Riyadh is expected to cost about 12,190–13,930 SAR for one traveller and about 31,300–36,750 SAR for a family of four, flights included.
Expected cost by who is travelling
| Who is travelling | Whole trip | Per person (central estimate) | Rooms / nights | Getting there | Being there | Change it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo (1) | 12,190–13,930 SAR | 13,100 SAR | 1 rooms x 6 nights | 1,760–2,740 SAR | 10,430–11,190 SAR | Open in the calculator |
| Couple (2) | 15,630–18,360 SAR | 8,500 SAR | 1 rooms x 6 nights | 3,510–5,480 SAR | 12,120–12,880 SAR | Open in the calculator |
| Family (4) | 31,300–36,750 SAR | 8,500 SAR | 2 rooms x 6 nights | 7,000–10,950 SAR | 24,300–25,800 SAR | Open in the calculator |
| Friends (6) | 46,900–55,100 SAR | 8,500 SAR | 3 rooms x 6 nights | 10,550–16,450 SAR | 36,350–38,650 SAR | Open in the calculator |
Party size, rooms and what the totals mean
Every row is a whole-party total in SAR: rooms are counted at two travellers per room, and the per-person column simply divides that total by the number of travellers. No child age, child fare or child discount is modelled anywhere, so a family row prices its travellers as one room for every two travellers.
What these figures assume
- Rooms are counted at two people per room. No family-room or triple capacity is assumed, and no children's discount is applied, because neither is recorded.
- 7 days means 6 nights of accommodation.
- Flights are priced from Riyadh. A different origin changes the getting-there figure, not the being-there figure.
- Priced at the destination's typical month: Seasonal price level: High.
- Recorded sensible minimum is 4 days; the recorded ideal range is 5 to 6 days.
- Modelled from distance and market, not route-calibrated
The cost model behind this page has a baseline date of 2026-09-13. It is the model baseline, not the date of the underlying airfare, hotel or price references — any dated sample on this page carries its own dates, shown with it. Prices are planning estimates, not quotes or availability. See which data the estimates use and when it was recorded
Where the ground-cost figures for Rome come from
Two different things are shown on this page. The table above is our engine adapting a sample to a Riyadh departure, a flexible month and your chosen party, with flights modelled separately. The block below is the original dated sample the ground-cost side of that estimate rests on.
The dated source sample
2026-11-02 to 2026-11-08 — 6 nights across 7 calendar days, 2 adults sharing 1 room. Ground spending only: international airfare is not part of this sample.
Scope: Rome city, with Appia and Ostia as optional day trips and Vatican visits optional. The Italy profile is unchanged.
The three supplied ground-cost tiers
| Tier | Per person, per day |
|---|---|
| Budget | 157 USD – 169 USD |
| Mid-range | 231 USD – 245 USD |
| Luxury | 349 USD – 410 USD |
On-the-ground US dollars, per person, per day, excluding international airfare.
What separates these tiers in the source record: The three tiers are the hotel and room styles that were sampled for this city. Each scenario below names its hotel, room, rate terms and tax treatment. A tier is a lodging style, not a price ladder, and sampled tiers can overlap.
The party table above is modelled from these ground figures and adds a separately modelled flight. Only the ground side excludes international airfare; the table totals do not, when flights are switched on.
How to read these costs
- VAT and the city tax are already inside the itemised room totals shown here; they are not added again.
The six dated scenarios, line by line
Six dated, itemised scenarios from 2026-11-02 to 2026-11-08: 6 nights and 7 calendar days for two adults in one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.
ROM-budget-1 — 1,919.93 EUR · 157.16 USD per person per ground day
Hotel sampled: ibis Styles Roma Aurelia — Standard double14m²
Rate terms: Public stay longer and save breakfast; nonrefundable full online prepay
Tax terms: 10%VAT and7.5EURppnight citytax INCLUDED in itemization. Noaddition.
| Item | Quantity and unit price | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6nightroom+12breakfasts | 1 × 1,131.93 EUR | 1,131.93 EUR |
| ArrivalItalianbreakfastcoffee/croissant/juice | 2 × 8 EUR | 16 EUR |
| Externalbreakfastservice | 2 × 3 EUR | 6 EUR |
| Lunchbeefpastamealallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Dinnervegetablecouscousallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Lunchdinnerserviceallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Lunchdinnersoftdrinkallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Refilldrinkingwaterlitres;bringownbottle | 28 × 0 EUR | 0 EUR |
| CIS7calendar-daypass | 2 × 29 EUR | 58 EUR |
| LeonardoExpressairportlegs | 4 × 14 EUR | 56 EUR |
| StandardColosseumForumPalatineadult | 2 × 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
| Scenario total | 1,919.93 EUR |
ROM-budget-2 — 2,060 EUR · 168.63 USD per person per ground day
Hotel sampled: ibis Styles Roma Aurelia — Standard double14m²
Rate terms: Public flexible breakfast; no prepay,cancelbeforeNov1 23:59local;laterfirstnight
Tax terms: 10%VAT and7.5EURppnight citytax INCLUDED in itemization. Noaddition.
| Item | Quantity and unit price | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6nightroom+12breakfasts | 1 × 1,272 EUR | 1,272 EUR |
| ArrivalItalianbreakfastcoffee/croissant/juice | 2 × 8 EUR | 16 EUR |
| Externalbreakfastservice | 2 × 3 EUR | 6 EUR |
| Lunchbeefpastamealallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Dinnervegetablecouscousallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Lunchdinnerserviceallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Lunchdinnersoftdrinkallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Refilldrinkingwaterlitres;bringownbottle | 28 × 0 EUR | 0 EUR |
| CIS7calendar-daypass | 2 × 29 EUR | 58 EUR |
| LeonardoExpressairportlegs | 4 × 14 EUR | 56 EUR |
| StandardColosseumForumPalatineadult | 2 × 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
| Scenario total | 2,060 EUR |
ROM-mid_range-1 — 2,822 EUR · 231 USD per person per ground day
Hotel sampled: Mercure Rome Colosseum Centre — Superior queen14m²
Rate terms: Public stay longer and save breakfast; nonrefundable full online prepay
Tax terms: 10%VAT and7.5EURppnight citytax INCLUDED in itemization. Noaddition.
Recorded discrepancy: Generictext excludescitytax (Mercureold6EUR/Sofitel10); itemizedsummary separatelyadds90/120 to room then finaltotal includes it. Adopt itemizedtotal,retain discrepancy forrefresh.
| Item | Quantity and unit price | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6nightroom+12breakfasts | 1 × 2,034 EUR | 2,034 EUR |
| ArrivalItalianbreakfastcoffee/croissant/juice | 2 × 8 EUR | 16 EUR |
| Externalbreakfastservice | 2 × 3 EUR | 6 EUR |
| Lunchbeefpastamealallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Dinnervegetablecouscousallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Lunchdinnerserviceallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Lunchdinnersoftdrinkallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Refilldrinkingwaterlitres;bringownbottle | 28 × 0 EUR | 0 EUR |
| CIS7calendar-daypass | 2 × 29 EUR | 58 EUR |
| LeonardoExpressairportlegs | 4 × 14 EUR | 56 EUR |
| StandardColosseumForumPalatineadult | 2 × 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
| Scenario total | 2,822 EUR |
ROM-mid_range-2 — 2,999 EUR · 245.49 USD per person per ground day
Hotel sampled: Mercure Rome Colosseum Centre — Superior queen14m²
Rate terms: Public flexible breakfast; no prepay,cancelbeforeNov1 23:59local;laterfirstnight
Tax terms: 10%VAT and7.5EURppnight citytax INCLUDED in itemization. Noaddition.
Recorded discrepancy: Generictext excludescitytax (Mercureold6EUR/Sofitel10); itemizedsummary separatelyadds90/120 to room then finaltotal includes it. Adopt itemizedtotal,retain discrepancy forrefresh.
| Item | Quantity and unit price | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6nightroom+12breakfasts | 1 × 2,211 EUR | 2,211 EUR |
| ArrivalItalianbreakfastcoffee/croissant/juice | 2 × 8 EUR | 16 EUR |
| Externalbreakfastservice | 2 × 3 EUR | 6 EUR |
| Lunchbeefpastamealallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Dinnervegetablecouscousallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Lunchdinnerserviceallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Lunchdinnersoftdrinkallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Refilldrinkingwaterlitres;bringownbottle | 28 × 0 EUR | 0 EUR |
| CIS7calendar-daypass | 2 × 29 EUR | 58 EUR |
| LeonardoExpressairportlegs | 4 × 14 EUR | 56 EUR |
| StandardColosseumForumPalatineadult | 2 × 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
| Scenario total | 2,999 EUR |
ROM-luxury-1 — 4,266 EUR · 349.2 USD per person per ground day
Hotel sampled: Sofitel Roma Villa Borghese — Superior queen18m²
Rate terms: Public stay longer and save breakfast; nonrefundable full online prepay
Tax terms: 10%VAT and10EURppnight citytax INCLUDED in itemization. Noaddition.
Recorded discrepancy: Generictext excludescitytax (Mercureold6EUR/Sofitel10); itemizedsummary separatelyadds90/120 to room then finaltotal includes it. Adopt itemizedtotal,retain discrepancy forrefresh.
| Item | Quantity and unit price | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6nightroom+12breakfasts | 1 × 3,478 EUR | 3,478 EUR |
| ArrivalItalianbreakfastcoffee/croissant/juice | 2 × 8 EUR | 16 EUR |
| Externalbreakfastservice | 2 × 3 EUR | 6 EUR |
| Lunchbeefpastamealallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Dinnervegetablecouscousallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Lunchdinnerserviceallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Lunchdinnersoftdrinkallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Refilldrinkingwaterlitres;bringownbottle | 28 × 0 EUR | 0 EUR |
| CIS7calendar-daypass | 2 × 29 EUR | 58 EUR |
| LeonardoExpressairportlegs | 4 × 14 EUR | 56 EUR |
| StandardColosseumForumPalatineadult | 2 × 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
| Scenario total | 4,266 EUR |
ROM-luxury-2 — 5,011 EUR · 410.19 USD per person per ground day
Hotel sampled: Sofitel Roma Villa Borghese — Superior queen18m²
Rate terms: Public flexible breakfast; no prepay,cancelbeforeNov1 18:00local;laterfirstnight
Tax terms: 10%VAT and10EURppnight citytax INCLUDED in itemization. Noaddition.
Recorded discrepancy: Generictext excludescitytax (Mercureold6EUR/Sofitel10); itemizedsummary separatelyadds90/120 to room then finaltotal includes it. Adopt itemizedtotal,retain discrepancy forrefresh.
| Item | Quantity and unit price | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6nightroom+12breakfasts | 1 × 4,223 EUR | 4,223 EUR |
| ArrivalItalianbreakfastcoffee/croissant/juice | 2 × 8 EUR | 16 EUR |
| Externalbreakfastservice | 2 × 3 EUR | 6 EUR |
| Lunchbeefpastamealallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Dinnervegetablecouscousallowance | 14 × 16 EUR | 224 EUR |
| Lunchdinnerserviceallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Lunchdinnersoftdrinkallowance | 28 × 3 EUR | 84 EUR |
| Refilldrinkingwaterlitres;bringownbottle | 28 × 0 EUR | 0 EUR |
| CIS7calendar-daypass | 2 × 29 EUR | 58 EUR |
| LeonardoExpressairportlegs | 4 × 14 EUR | 56 EUR |
| StandardColosseumForumPalatineadult | 2 × 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
| Scenario total | 5,011 EUR |
What to watch out for in Rome
- November examples for two adults, not annual averages.
- Food figures are allowances, not daily restaurant reservations; the reference restaurant closes Tuesdays.
- Budget hotel requires a20-minute station walk.
- Other museums and excursions extra; attraction availability unconfirmed.
- Hotel tax wording conflicts but itemized totals include city tax.
- Images unverified.
Limits of this sample
- This is a dated editorial estimate from published prices on the stated dates, not live availability and not a quote.
- It covers ground spending for seven calendar days and six nights for two adults sharing one room, and excludes international airfare.
- It is a sample of one stay, not an annual average and not a cheapest-possible figure.
- Prices, taxes, opening hours and transport fares change after the checked date.
Source record: Rome/Completed_Research_Package.json. Source checked 2026-09-21. Conversion: 1 EUR = 1.146 USD. Rates effective 2026-09-18. Rate reference: ROM-FX.
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