Cost of living comparison
Australia is 30.9% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Australia instead of Rome, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.36
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.09
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Rome
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.87
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Rome
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.11
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.70
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.28
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Rome
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.23
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,087.24
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€718.04
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€160.79
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 94.9% more for childcare
Rome
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€492.75
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,103.38
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 76.0% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.20
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.41
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.71
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.32
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.95
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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