Cost of living comparison

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Lugano vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Lugano is 82.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Lugano
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Lugano
Transportation: pay 84.9% more in Lugano
Housing: pay 28.3% more in Lugano
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Lugano
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% more in Lugano
Clothing: pay 56.3% more in Lugano

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Lugano are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lugano.

Lugano vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Rome	Lugano
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$31.28 CHF25.11	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$22.52 CHF18.08	+92.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$4.90 CHF3.93	+95.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$4.07 CHF3.26	+203.8%
Average			+117.8%

Rome vs. Lugano - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Rome	Lugano
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$3.58 CHF2.88	+61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$13.76 CHF11.05	+44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$8.68 CHF6.97	+22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$6.99 CHF5.62	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$17.11 CHF13.73	+209.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.43 CHF1.14	+17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.88 CHF0.71	-15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$1.22 CHF0.98	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$3.33 CHF2.67	+131.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.03 CHF0.83	+21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.04 CHF0.84	+6.6%
Average			+51.3%

Rome vs. Lugano - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.9% more for transportation

	Rome	Lugano
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$8.39 CHF6.74	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	$89.88 CHF72.16	+119.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	+40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$53.55 CHF42.99	+169.7%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 28.3% more for housing

	Rome	Lugano
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$53.80 CHF43.19	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$1,699.65 CHF1,364.44	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$1,272.13 CHF1,021.24	+37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$155.01 CHF124.44	-9.7%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Rome	Lugano
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$1,251.28 CHF1,004.50	+120.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$35,452.83 CHF28,460.72	+223.7%
Average			+171.9%

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pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Lugano
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$7.51 CHF6.03	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$4.55 CHF3.65	+125.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$11.07 CHF8.89	+54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$110.53 CHF88.73	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$18.77 CHF15.07	+60.7%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 56.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Lugano
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$151.72 CHF121.80	+85.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$52.14 CHF41.85	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$150.15 CHF120.54	+69.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$154.32 CHF123.89	+32.1%
Average			+56.3%

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