Cost of living comparison
Rome is 24.4% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.6% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 17.6% less in Rome
- Transportation
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pay 12.6% less in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 38.5% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 48.3% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.4% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 21.6% less in Rome
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.28
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.02
|
$2.23
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.89
|
$1.12
€1.09
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
$1.78
€1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.59
|
$7.00
€6.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.71
|
$6.20
€6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
$3.76
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.45
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.67
|
$1.09
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.17
|
$7.15
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€36.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
$26,794.08
€25,984.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.98
|
$17.15
€16.63
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
$29.46
€28.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
$1,180.31
€1,144.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
$763.10
€740.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
$167.26
€162.21
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
$508.83
€493.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
$10,490.67
€10,173.76
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€5.04
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.20
|
$1.53
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.58
|
$58.31
€56.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.51
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
$65.43
€63.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
$30.74
€29.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
$77.17
€74.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€123.81
|
$102.32
€99.23
|
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