Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Switzerland

Aarau vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Aarau is 2.0 times more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Aarau
Groceries: pay 50.8% more in Aarau
Transportation: pay 90.3% more in Aarau
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Aarau
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Aarau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.4% more in Aarau
Clothing: pay 47.5% more in Aarau

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Aarau are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Aarau.

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Aarau vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Rome	Aarau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.92	$29.40 CHF24.35	+75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.95	$18.00 CHF14.91	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$5.10 CHF4.22	+72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.31	$4.80 CHF3.98	+224.3%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 50.8% more for groceries

	Rome	Aarau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$3.71 CHF3.07	+66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.59	$15.40 CHF12.76	+107.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.76	$7.89 CHF6.54	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.14	$7.30 CHF6.05	+56.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$13.30 CHF11.01	+135.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.32 CHF1.09	+12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.79 CHF0.65	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.09 CHF0.90	+0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$2.57 CHF2.13	+139.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.76 CHF0.63	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.90 CHF0.74	+25.3%
Average			+50.8%

Rome vs. Aarau - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Aarau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.14	$8.52 CHF7.06	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.81	$144.00 CHF119.28	+267.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,581.77	$42,598.89 CHF35,287.30	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.90	$33.84 CHF28.03	+67.9%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Rome	Aarau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.31	$56.00 CHF46.39	+75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,073.83	$1,259.97 CHF1,043.71	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €775.87	$1,019.97 CHF844.91	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.59	$91.76 CHF76.01	-41.6%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Rome	Aarau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €432.80	$3,119.92 CHF2,584.42	+540.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €14,979.30	$32,399.16 CHF26,838.23	+92.1%
Average			+316.2%

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pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Aarau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.97	$6.00 CHF4.97	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$5.79 CHF4.80	+179.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.47	$10.80 CHF8.95	+48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.13	$97.33 CHF80.63	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.95	$21.60 CHF17.89	+92.9%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 47.5% more for clothing

	Rome	Aarau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.35	$90.00 CHF74.55	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.26	$72.00 CHF59.64	+98.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.29	$108.00 CHF89.46	+29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.42	$168.00 CHF139.16	+36.4%
Average			+47.5%

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