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Rome vs. Lecce Cost of Living Summary

Rome vs. Lecce Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Lecce, you would:

pay 10.4% more for restaurants

 
Lecce
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€14.99
$16.80
€14.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.08
€9.00
$11.20
€9.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
€1.87
$2.96
€2.64

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

 
Lecce
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
€1.60
$2.22
€1.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.16
€5.50
$7.42
€6.63
Milk (1 gallon) $5.58
€4.98
$6.49
€5.79

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

 
Lecce
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.75
€6.92
$8.04
€7.18
Monthly public transit pass ?? $39.19
€34.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,317.50
€32,417.66
$35,551.60
€31,734.00

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pay 74.9% more for housing

 
Lecce
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.36
€25.32
$31.87
€28.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $597.19
€533.06
$1,208.81
€1,079.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $474.02
€423.12
$873.39
€779.61

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pay 70.7% more for childcare

 
Lecce
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $559.87
€499.75
$487.21
€434.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,038.81
€4,497.73
$16,862.20
€15,051.50

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lecce
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.92
€3.50
$5.60
€5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
€1.75
$2.07
€1.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€6.00
$7.28
€6.50

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

 
Lecce
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.18
€72.46
$71.31
€63.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.31
€42.23
$36.31
€32.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.78
€77.46
$83.63
€74.65

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