Cost of living comparison

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Rome vs. Bar Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 44.4% more expensive than Bar.

Restaurants
pay 16.8% more in Rome
Groceries
pay 53.0% more in Rome
Transportation
pay 26.2% more in Rome
Housing
pay 60.5% more in Rome
Childcare
pay 92.7% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 68.5% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 7.2% less in Rome

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

Rome vs. Bar Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.8% more for restaurants

 
Bar
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
€10.45
$16.08
€15.68
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€8.36
$10.72
€10.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.55
€1.52
$2.23
€2.18

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pay 53.0% more for groceries

 
Bar
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
€0.82
$1.78
€1.74
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.85
€3.76
$7.00
€6.83
Milk (1 gallon) $4.53
€4.41
$6.20
€6.04

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pay 26.2% more for transportation

 
Bar
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.18
€6.03
$7.15
€6.97
Monthly public transit pass $26.79
€26.13
$37.51
€36.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,009.37
€29,264.59
$26,794.08
€26,129.10

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pay 60.5% more for housing

 
Bar
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.96
€27.26
$29.46
€28.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $624.30
€608.81
$1,180.31
€1,151.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $489.69
€477.54
$763.10
€744.16

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pay 92.7% more for childcare

 
Bar
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $241.15
€235.16
$508.83
€496.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,013.78
€5,864.53
$10,490.67
€10,230.31

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pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bar
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
€2.61
$5.36
€5.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.27
€2.22
$1.53
€1.49
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
€3.66
$6.43
€6.27

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

 
Bar
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.29
€58.79
$65.43
€63.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.13
€27.44
$30.74
€29.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.43
€88.19
$77.17
€75.25

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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: January 2025
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