Cost of living comparison
Rome is 27.0% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Rome instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Canberra
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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