Cost of living comparison
Rome is 27.6% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Rome instead of Paris, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$5.10
€4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$26,749.78
€24,817.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$17.87
€16.58
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$30.04
€27.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$1,171.95
€1,087.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$721.77
€669.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$175.72
€163.03
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$516.83
€479.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$9,813.53
€9,104.50
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$62.20
€57.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$67.31
€62.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$30.97
€28.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$81.10
€75.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$103.39
€95.92
|
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