Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.9% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Germany instead of Rome, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Rome
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Rome
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
Rome
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Rome
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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