Cost of living comparison
Rome is 12.5% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.6% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 19.0% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 10.0% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 30.6% more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 3.9% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 18.2% less in Rome
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Athens.
If you lived in Rome instead of Athens, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.48
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.81
|
$2.23
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.48
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.80
|
$7.00
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.53
|
$6.20
€5.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.96
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$4.89
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.82
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.81
|
$1.09
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.72
|
$7.15
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.39
|
$37.51
€32.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€26,717.72
|
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.31
|
$17.15
€15.08
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€28.62
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€558.09
|
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€490.06
|
$763.10
€671.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€134.90
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€407.30
|
$508.83
€447.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,428.34
|
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.26
|
$1.53
€1.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.29
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€43.41
|
$58.31
€51.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.48
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€75.72
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€33.70
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€82.44
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€101.46
|
$102.32
€89.97
|
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