Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Canada

Edmonton vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Edmonton is 1.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% more in Edmonton
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Edmonton
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Edmonton
Housing: pay 0.8% more in Edmonton
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in Edmonton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% more in Edmonton
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Edmonton

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Edmonton are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Edmonton.

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Edmonton vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7% more for restaurants

	Rome	Edmonton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$19.64 CA$27.80	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.82 CA$13.90	-12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$2.28 CA$3.23	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.98 CA$2.80	+33.5%
Average			+2.7%

Rome vs. Edmonton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Rome	Edmonton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.14 CA$3.02	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$5.39 CA$7.63	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$5.99 CA$8.49	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$3.47 CA$4.92	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$5.09 CA$7.20	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.90 CA$2.69	+61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.61 CA$0.87	-41.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.93 CA$2.74	+77.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.80 CA$2.54	+67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.97 CA$1.38	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.81 CA$1.15	+13.2%
Average			+6.8%

Rome vs. Edmonton - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Edmonton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$4.27 CA$6.04	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$71.54 CA$101.28	+82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$13.70 CA$19.40	-32.0%
Average			-16.8%

Rome vs. Edmonton - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	Rome	Edmonton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$53.71 CA$76.03	+68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$1,079.59 CA$1,528.43	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$901.37 CA$1,276.11	+3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$173.46 CA$245.58	+10.4%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Rome	Edmonton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$755.66 CA$1,069.83	+55.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$9,493.63 CA$13,440.61	-43.7%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Edmonton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$5.70 CA$8.07	+1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$3.86 CA$5.47	+86.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$13.85 CA$19.61	+90.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$45.66 CA$64.64	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$12.80 CA$18.12	+14.3%
Average			+14.6%

Rome vs. Edmonton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Rome	Edmonton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$43.41 CA$61.46	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$45.86 CA$64.93	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$84.98 CA$120.32	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$95.59 CA$135.33	-22.4%
Average			-11.8%

Rome vs. Edmonton - Cost of clothing

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