Money Needed for a One-Week Rome, Italy Trip
Browse more guides: Italy travel | Europe destinations Money Needed for a One-Week Rome, Italy Trip Last updated: April 2026 · 12 min read I spent seven days in Rome in late September 2025 with my wife, and I tracked every euro because we'd been burned on a Paris trip the year before , went €600 over budget without understanding where it went. Rome rewards planners. The city has free things and brutally expensive things sitting next to each other, and the difference between a €900 week and a €3,200 week mostly comes down to four or five decisions you make before you even land. This isn't a "Rome for €30 a day" fantasy and it isn't a luxury blog about suites at the Hassler. It's the real numbers from a real seven-day trip - what we paid, what we'd pay again, and what I'd skip if I went back tomorrow. I've also priced out a budget version (what backpackers in our hostel were doing) and a comfort version (what the couple at the next table at La ...