Cost of living comparison
Rome is 23.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Rome instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€17.84
|
$16.24
€14.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€10.90
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.48
|
$2.22
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.35
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.44
|
$1.87
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.63
|
$6.93
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.36
|
$6.37
€5.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.74
|
$3.90
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.94
|
$5.10
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.12
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.19
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.18
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.55
|
$7.44
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.57
|
$37.90
€34.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,248.01
|
$26,749.78
€24,357.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.00
|
$17.87
€16.27
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€52.65
|
$30.04
€27.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,061.68
|
$1,171.95
€1,067.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€889.24
|
$721.77
€657.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€166.58
|
$175.72
€160.01
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€900.72
|
$516.83
€470.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,078.63
|
$9,813.53
€8,936.01
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€4.96
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.54
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.42
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€31.79
|
$62.20
€56.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€12.89
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€94.92
|
$67.31
€61.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.15
|
$30.97
€28.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€106.96
|
$81.10
€73.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€131.82
|
$103.39
€94.15
|
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