Cost of living comparison

Italy

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United Kingdom

Cambridge vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Cambridge is 43.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% more in Cambridge
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Cambridge
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Cambridge
Housing: pay 78.6% more in Cambridge
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Cambridge
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Cambridge
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Cambridge

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

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Cambridge vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% more for restaurants

	Rome	Cambridge
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$21.14 £15.81	+25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$10.57 £7.90	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$2.74 £2.05	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.87 £1.40	+26.5%
Average			+10.4%

Rome vs. Cambridge - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Cambridge
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$1.75 £1.31	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$4.86 £3.63	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$6.09 £4.55	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$4.48 £3.35	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$4.29 £3.20	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.35 £1.01	+15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.77 £0.58	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.64 £1.22	+50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.57 £1.17	+46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.81 £0.61	+26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.83 £0.62	+15.3%
Average			-0.5%

Rome vs. Cambridge - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Cambridge
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$7.96 £5.95	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	$95.14 £71.14	+142.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	$29.07 £21.74	+44.2%
Average			+31.8%

Rome vs. Cambridge - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.6% more for housing

	Rome	Cambridge
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$42.28 £31.61	+32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	$2,071.90 £1,549.15	+71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.54	$1,744.30 £1,304.20	+99.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.25	$256.84 £192.04	+63.5%
Average			+78.6%

Rome vs. Cambridge - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Rome	Cambridge
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.85	$2,551.12 £1,907.45	+423.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	$35,505.69 £26,547.32	+110.6%
Average			+232.0%

Rome vs. Cambridge - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Cambridge
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$7.80 £5.83	+39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$4.53 £3.39	+119.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$22.46 £16.80	+208.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.40	$65.08 £48.66	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$17.11 £12.79	+52.8%
Average			+55.3%

Rome vs. Cambridge - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Rome	Cambridge
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$89.28 £66.75	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$47.12 £35.23	+29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.64	$91.76 £68.61	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.93	$126.79 £94.80	+2.9%
Average			+16.4%

Rome vs. Cambridge - Cost of clothing

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