Cost of living comparison

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Rome vs. Zlin Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 27.7% more expensive than Zlin.

Restaurants
pay 45.9% more in Rome
Groceries
pay 45.9% more in Rome
Transportation
pay 24.8% more in Rome
Housing
pay 35.8% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.7% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 15.8% less in Rome

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Rome are more expensive than in Zlin.

Rome vs. Zlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.9% more for restaurants

 
Zlin
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.60
CZK201.51
$17.52
€15.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.24
CZK130.98
$11.68
€10.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
CZK42.82
$2.50
€2.15

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pay 45.9% more for groceries

 
Zlin
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
CZK26.58
$2.21
€1.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.27
CZK152.62
$9.54
€8.21
Milk (1 gallon) $4.18
CZK87.66
$7.12
€6.13

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

 
Zlin
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.76
CZK141.95
$7.66
€6.59
Monthly public transit pass $28.80
CZK604.52
$40.88
€35.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,597.85
CZK579K
$29,199.74
€25,135.34

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pay 35.8% more for housing

 
Zlin
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.16
CZK423.16
$32.12
€27.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $767.94
CZK16,120.45
$1,436.63
€1,236.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $623.95
CZK13,097.86
$927.65
€798.53

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Zlin
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $568.18
€489.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,951.36
€9,427.01

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zlin
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.40
CZK50.38
$5.84
€5.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.02
CZK63.47
$2.01
€1.73
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.68
CZK161.20
$7.18
€6.18

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

 
Zlin
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.99
CZK2,350.90
$81.76
€70.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.20
CZK738.85
$37.76
€32.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$135.99
CZK2,854.66
$88.68
€76.34

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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