Cost of living comparison
Rome is 19.1% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Rome instead of Athens, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Athens
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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