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Frankfurt (Oder) vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt (Oder) is 4.9% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 26.1% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Groceries
pay 5.6% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Transportation
pay 15.4% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Housing
pay 4.1% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Childcare
pay 11.1% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.3% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Clothing
pay 1.2% more in Frankfurt (Oder)

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

Frankfurt (Oder) vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frankfurt (Oder) instead of Rome, you would:

pay 26.1% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Frankfurt (Oder)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.05
$8.18
€7.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.03
$8.18
€7.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.15
$1.75
€1.50

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

 
Rome
Frankfurt (Oder)
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.90
$2.21
€1.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.19
$7.50
€6.44
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.11
$4.52
€3.88

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

 
Rome
Frankfurt (Oder)
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.58
$7.62
€6.54
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€35.11
$62.49
€53.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€25,077.06
$31,745.96
€27,263.78

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pay 4.1% more for housing

 
Rome
Frankfurt (Oder)
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.58
$49.80
€42.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,233.79
$800.07
€687.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€796.68
$478.88
€411.26

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pay 11.1% less for childcare

 
Rome
Frankfurt (Oder)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€487.96
$438.00
€376.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,405.15
$11,025.82
€9,469.10

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Frankfurt (Oder)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.02
$5.26
€4.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.73
$1.17
€1.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.17
$9.87
€8.48

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

 
Rome
Frankfurt (Oder)
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€70.22
$40.88
€35.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.43
$48.82
€41.93
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€76.16
$95.14
€81.71

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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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