Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 62.2% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Rome, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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