Cost of living comparison
compared to
Rome vs. Alicante Cost of Living Summary
Rome is 13.0% more expensive than Alicante.
Rome vs. Alicante Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Rome instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Alicante
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.60
€17.49
|
$16.80
€14.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.87
|
$2.96
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
€1.19
|
$1.48
€1.32
|
|
Alicante vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Alicante
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
€1.49
|
$2.22
€1.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.85
€7.90
|
$7.42
€6.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
€3.80
|
$6.49
€5.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
€2.94
|
$4.66
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
€3.88
|
$5.66
€5.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.06
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$1.05
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.08
|
$1.07
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
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Alicante vs. Rome - Cost of groceries
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Alicante
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
€6.07
|
$8.04
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.31
€23.49
|
$39.19
€34.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,271.67
€31,484.13
|
$35,551.60
€31,734.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
€12.34
|
$20.16
€17.99
|
|
Alicante vs. Rome - Cost of transportation
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Alicante
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.89
€26.68
|
$31.87
€28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,005.77
€897.77
|
$1,208.81
€1,079.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.21
€743.74
|
$873.39
€779.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.98
€95.49
|
$157.13
€140.26
|
|
Alicante vs. Rome - Cost of housing
pay 12.2% more for childcare
|
Alicante
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.40
€625.19
|
$487.21
€434.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,325.53
€8,324.14
|
$16,862.20
€15,051.50
|
|
Alicante vs. Rome - Cost of childcare
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Alicante
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.00
|
$5.60
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€1.94
|
$2.07
€1.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
€5.82
|
$7.28
€6.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.18
€36.76
|
$65.43
€58.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
€8.25
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
|
Alicante vs. Rome - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Alicante
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.78
€75.68
|
$71.31
€63.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
€31.74
|
$36.31
€32.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.98
€84.78
|
$83.63
€74.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.28
€93.08
|
$123.17
€109.94
|
|
Alicante vs. Rome - Cost of clothing
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