Cost of living comparison
London is 99.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in London instead of Rome, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
Rome
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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