Cost of living comparison
Rome is 21.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Rome instead of Paris, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$19.79
€18.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.48
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.92
|
$8.48
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.90
|
$4.84
€4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.72
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.05
|
$38.48
€35.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.16
|
$15.39
€14.18
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
$773.95
€712.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€764.47
|
$531.12
€489.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.08
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.16
|
$56.27
€51.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Rome
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€131.90
|
$123.90
€114.11
|
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