Cost of living comparison
Rome is 79.8% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Rome instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.35
|
$19.79
€18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.41
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.45
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.68
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.68
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.64
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.69
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.32
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.98
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.21
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.56
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.45
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.46
|
$7.67
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$258.44
|
$38.48
€35.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$121,412.44
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.98
|
$15.39
€14.39
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$109.73
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,968.35
|
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,141.81
|
$773.95
€723.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$336.31
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,962.83
|
$531.12
€496.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,822.52
|
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.12
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.29
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.14
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$122.32
|
$56.27
€52.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.45
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$235.39
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$232.61
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$388.75
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$320.23
|
$123.90
€115.83
|
|
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