Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 34.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Rome, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.99
€19.62
|
$15.87
A$23.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
€8.26
|
$9.17
A$13.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
€1.85
|
$2.24
A$3.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.15
|
$1.83
A$2.67
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
$2.08
A$3.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
€7.47
|
$4.69
A$6.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.32
|
$5.53
A$8.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.27
|
$3.81
A$5.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.07
€3.99
|
$3.59
A$5.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
€1.01
|
$1.43
A$2.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$1.05
A$1.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.03
|
$1.30
A$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.17
|
$2.11
A$3.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$1.01
A$1.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.68
|
$0.78
A$1.14
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
€7.88
|
$5.27
A$7.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€36.14
|
$48.08
A$70.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,298.13
€25,816.00
|
$20,096.19
A$29,293.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
€13.48
|
$15.88
A$23.15
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.82
€29.28
|
$52.29
A$76.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,121.35
€1,100.79
|
$1,305.50
A$1,902.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$748.49
€734.76
|
$1,165.93
A$1,699.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.76
€148.00
|
$91.97
A$134.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$465.48
€456.94
|
$1,375.00
A$2,004.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,701.00
€10,504.82
|
$12,551.31
A$18,295.55
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.26
€5.16
|
$6.70
A$9.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
€1.48
|
$3.38
A$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€6.20
|
$24.68
A$35.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.36
€50.42
|
$45.69
A$66.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.05
€8.88
|
$12.69
A$18.50
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.47
€79.98
|
$61.14
A$89.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
€37.46
|
$35.34
A$51.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.83
€91.13
|
$85.50
A$124.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.92
€116.74
|
$86.81
A$126.54
|
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