Cost of living comparison
Rome is 14.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Rome instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$19.79
€18.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.38
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.34
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€6.95
|
$8.48
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.32
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.57
|
$4.84
€4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.10
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.61
|
$38.48
€35.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€20.96
|
$15.39
€14.18
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€804.64
|
$773.95
€712.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€870.15
|
$531.12
€489.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.47
|
$56.27
€51.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€121.61
|
$123.90
€114.11
|
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