Cost of living comparison
Rome is 8.4% more expensive than Kotor.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 33.8% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 1.4% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 19.4% more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 20.4% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.3% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 42.8% less in Rome
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Rome are more expensive than in Kotor.
If you lived in Rome instead of Kotor, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Kotor
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.59
|
$16.08
€15.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.41
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.08
|
$2.23
€2.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
€1.57
|
$1.12
€1.10
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Kotor
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
$1.78
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
€4.00
|
$7.00
€6.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
€5.32
|
$6.20
€6.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
€2.92
|
$3.76
€3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.50
|
$4.89
€4.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.07
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.85
|
$0.92
€0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$0.89
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.23
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.53
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.63
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
|
Kotor
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€6.01
|
$7.15
€6.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.31
€62.71
|
$37.51
€36.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€27,240.11
|
$26,794.08
€26,129.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.65
€12.33
|
$17.15
€16.72
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Kotor
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.35
€28.62
|
$29.46
€28.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$964.59
€940.65
|
$1,180.31
€1,151.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$768.10
€749.03
|
$763.10
€744.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.43
€104.76
|
$167.26
€163.11
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
|
Kotor
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$396.55
€386.71
|
$508.83
€496.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,324.34
€9,092.93
|
$10,490.67
€10,230.31
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kotor
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.14
|
$5.36
€5.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.42
|
$1.53
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
€3.97
|
$6.43
€6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$128.61
€125.42
|
$58.31
€56.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.23
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Kotor
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.18
€104.52
|
$65.43
€63.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.16
€55.74
|
$30.74
€29.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.19
€117.21
|
$77.17
€75.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$206.31
€201.19
|
$102.32
€99.78
|
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