Cost of living comparison
London is 69.9% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in London instead of Rome, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Rome
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 83.4% more for housing
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Rome
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Rome
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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