Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Switzerland

Sion vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Sion is 47.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% more in Sion
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Sion
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Sion
Housing: pay 24.2% more in Sion
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Sion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.0% more in Sion
Clothing: pay 52.1% more in Sion

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

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Sion vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.4% more for restaurants

	Rome	Sion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$29.40 CHF24.26	+75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$19.20 CHF15.84	+71.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$5.20 CHF4.29	+75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$4.20 CHF3.47	+183.7%
Average			+82.4%

Rome vs. Sion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Rome	Sion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$3.62 CHF2.99	+62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$12.97 CHF10.70	+74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$7.49 CHF6.18	+15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$7.06 CHF5.82	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$10.34 CHF8.53	+82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.47 CHF1.21	+25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.75 CHF0.62	-28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.13 CHF0.93	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.79 CHF2.31	+160.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.82 CHF0.68	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.96 CHF0.79	+34.4%
Average			+39.2%

Rome vs. Sion - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Rome	Sion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$8.56 CHF7.06	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	$180.00 CHF148.51	+359.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	$34,679.10 CHF28,612.96	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	$49.20 CHF40.59	+144.1%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Rome	Sion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$48.75 CHF40.22	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	$1,199.97 CHF990.07	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.54	$1,239.97 CHF1,023.07	+42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.25	$231.70 CHF191.17	+47.5%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Rome	Sion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.85	$959.98 CHF792.05	+97.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	$37,999.01 CHF31,352.15	+125.4%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Sion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$7.20 CHF5.94	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$4.70 CHF3.88	+127.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$10.80 CHF8.91	+48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.40	$136.45 CHF112.58	+108.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$20.40 CHF16.83	+82.2%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 52.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Sion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$108.00 CHF89.11	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$48.00 CHF39.60	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.64	$164.00 CHF135.31	+96.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.93	$168.00 CHF138.61	+36.4%
Average			+52.1%

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