Cost of living comparison
Rome is 28.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.4% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 24.7% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 28.8% less in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 16.3% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 33.5% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.7% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 33.3% less in Rome
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Paris, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.51
|
$16.08
€15.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.41
|
$10.72
€10.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.95
|
$2.23
€2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.85
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.94
|
$1.78
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.84
|
$7.00
€6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.22
|
$6.20
€5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.68
|
$3.76
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.10
|
$4.89
€4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.53
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.45
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.72
|
$1.09
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.17
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.39
|
$7.15
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€89.36
|
$37.51
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,543.75
|
$26,794.08
€25,855.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.97
|
$17.15
€16.55
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.47
|
$29.46
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,319.36
|
$1,180.31
€1,138.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,020.33
|
$763.10
€736.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€181.77
|
$167.26
€161.41
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€729.77
|
$508.83
€491.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,384.04
|
$10,490.67
€10,123.20
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.24
|
$5.36
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.16
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.93
|
$6.43
€6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€35.21
|
$58.31
€56.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.44
|
$10.72
€10.34
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€100.17
|
$65.43
€63.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.94
|
$30.74
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€107.64
|
$77.17
€74.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€143.76
|
$102.32
€98.74
|
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