Cost of living comparison

Paris, France

compared to

Rome, Italy

Rome vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 28.5% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Rome
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Rome
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Rome
Housing: pay 16.3% less in Rome
Childcare: pay 33.5% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Rome
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Rome

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rome.

Rome vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Paris	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$16.08 €14.14
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €11.31	$10.72 €9.42	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.60	$2.23 €1.97	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.60	$1.12 €0.99	-62.0%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Paris	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.76	$1.78 €1.57	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €9.88	$7.00 €6.16	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.75	$6.20 €5.45	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.26	$3.76 €3.31	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.56	$4.89 €4.30	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.39	$1.07 €0.94	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.92 €0.81	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.32	$0.89 €0.78	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.56	$1.09 €0.96	-38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.97	$0.73 €0.64	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.06	$0.78 €0.69	-35.1%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.73	$7.15 €6.29	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €81.43	$37.51 €32.98	-59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €28,743.93	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €21.84	$17.15 €15.08	-31.0%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 16.3% less for housing

	Paris	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €29.59	$29.46 €25.90	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,202.25	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €929.77	$763.10 €671.01	-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €165.64	$167.26 €147.08	-11.2%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

	Paris	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €665.00	$508.83 €447.43	-32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €14,018.55	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	-34.2%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.60	$5.36 €4.71	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.79	$1.53 €1.34	-64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €11.78	$6.43 €5.65	-52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €32.08	$58.31 €51.28	+59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.25	$10.72 €9.42	-23.1%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Paris	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €91.28	$65.43 €57.54	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €40.95	$30.74 €27.03	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €98.08	$77.17 €67.85	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €131.00	$102.32 €89.97	-31.3%
Average			-33.3%

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