Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Canada

Kitchener vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Kitchener is 8.3% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in Kitchener
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Kitchener
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Kitchener
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Kitchener
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Kitchener
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Kitchener
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Kitchener

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

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Kitchener vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	Rome	Kitchener
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$17.60 CA$24.84	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$10.56 CA$14.90	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.66	$2.24 CA$3.16	-24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.33	$2.05 CA$2.90	+38.7%
Average			+0.5%

Rome vs. Kitchener - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Rome	Kitchener
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €2.00	$2.84 CA$4.02	+27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.66	$5.56 CA$7.85	-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.82	$8.46 CA$11.94	+30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.18	$3.29 CA$4.64	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.08	$5.90 CA$8.33	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.87 CA$2.64	+59.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.95	$0.85 CA$1.20	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$1.81 CA$2.56	+66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.96 CA$2.77	+82.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.58	$1.17 CA$1.65	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.14 CA$1.61	+59.1%
Average			+23.7%

Rome vs. Kitchener - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Kitchener
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$4.40 CA$6.21	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €35.16	$67.57 CA$95.39	+72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	$27,858.70 CA$39,326.74	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.08	$16.54 CA$23.35	-17.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Rome	Kitchener
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.59	$58.30 CA$82.30	+82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	$1,323.25 CA$1,867.97	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €783.57	$1,222.37 CA$1,725.55	+40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.97	$119.58 CA$168.80	-23.9%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Rome	Kitchener
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €437.10	$578.85 CA$817.14	+18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,127.92	$16,188.74 CA$22,852.83	-4.0%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Kitchener
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$5.63 CA$7.95	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.86	$3.97 CA$5.61	+92.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.53	$14.64 CA$20.67	+101.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.70	$36.10 CA$50.96	-44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$16.19 CA$22.85	+44.6%
Average			+15.6%

Rome vs. Kitchener - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Kitchener
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.98	$55.27 CA$78.02	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.58	$38.08 CA$53.76	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €75.03	$77.19 CA$108.97	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €110.50	$99.84 CA$140.94	-18.9%
Average			-11.7%

Rome vs. Kitchener - Cost of clothing

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