Cost of living comparison

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Bregenz vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Bregenz is 29.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 68.0% more in Bregenz
Groceries
pay 7.2% more in Bregenz
Transportation
pay 15.5% more in Bregenz
Housing
pay 16.0% more in Bregenz
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Bregenz
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.2% more in Bregenz
Clothing
pay 27.7% less in Bregenz

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

Bregenz vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 68.0% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Bregenz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.93
$18.69
€15.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.95
$11.68
€9.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.13
$3.80
€3.23

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

 
Rome
Bregenz
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.89
$3.33
€2.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.13
$8.32
€7.09
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.06
$6.63
€5.65

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

 
Rome
Bregenz
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.53
$6.71
€5.72
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€34.83
$46.72
€39.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€24,878.35
$33,871.70
€28,858.89

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pay 16.0% more for housing

 
Rome
Bregenz
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.36
$35.04
€29.85
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,224.02
$1,051.19
€895.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€790.37
$875.99
€746.35

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Rome
Bregenz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€484.09
$1,302.11
€1,109.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,330.63
$19,855.82
€16,917.28

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Bregenz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€4.98
$5.02
€4.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.72
$4.26
€3.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.12
$7.01
€5.97

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

 
Rome
Bregenz
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€69.66
$46.71
€39.80
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.18
$26.27
€22.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€75.56
$64.23
€54.73

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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