Cost of living comparison
Rome is 10.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Rome instead of Italy, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Italy
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Italy
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
Italy
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Italy
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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