Cost of living comparison

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Rome vs. Sassari Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 31.1% more expensive than Sassari.

Restaurants
pay 5.9% less in Rome
Groceries
pay 18.4% more in Rome
Transportation
pay 2.2% more in Rome
Housing
pay 78.0% more in Rome
Childcare
pay 39.6% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.7% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 15.1% more in Rome

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

Rome vs. Sassari Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.9% less for restaurants

 
Sassari
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.39
€20.09
$16.80
€15.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
€8.04
$11.20
€10.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.22
€2.89
$2.96
€2.66

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

 
Sassari
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$1.87
€1.67
$2.22
€2.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.77
€7.87
$7.42
€6.66
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
€4.94
$6.49
€5.82

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

 
Sassari
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.01
€7.19
$8.04
€7.21
Monthly public transit pass $38.63
€34.66
$39.19
€35.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,317.50
€32,582.25
$35,551.60
€31,895.12

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pay 78.0% more for housing

 
Sassari
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.12
€27.02
$31.87
€28.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $531.87
€477.17
$1,208.81
€1,084.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $522.54
€468.80
$873.39
€783.57

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pay 39.6% more for childcare

 
Sassari
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $522.54
€468.80
$487.21
€437.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,062.10
€7,232.91
$16,862.20
€15,127.92

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sassari
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€5.02
$5.60
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
€1.83
$2.07
€1.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€6.03
$7.28
€6.53

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

 
Sassari
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.19
€47.72
$71.31
€63.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.71
€38.32
$36.31
€32.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.58
€80.37
$83.63
€75.03

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