Cost of living comparison
Rome is 58.7% more expensive than Parnu.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.3% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 55.7% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 73.3% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 58.5% more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.9% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 10.6% less in Rome
The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Parnu. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Parnu, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
|
Parnu
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.18
€9.12
|
$16.08
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
€8.07
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.62
|
$2.23
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$1.12
€1.01
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
|
Parnu
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.32
|
$7.00
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.53
|
$6.20
€5.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
€2.28
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
€3.45
|
$4.89
€4.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.64
|
$1.07
€0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.06
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.30
|
$0.73
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.32
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
pay 73.3% more for transportation
|
Parnu
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
€5.96
|
$7.15
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.40
€12.00
|
$37.51
€33.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,329.96
€24,484.66
|
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
€7.39
|
$17.15
€15.36
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Parnu
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.11
€21.60
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.02
€464.09
|
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.98
€352.07
|
$763.10
€683.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.46
€167.04
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Parnu
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.75
€101.01
|
$508.83
€455.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,677.84
€6,878.51
|
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Parnu
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.84
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.04
|
$1.53
€1.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.23
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.73
€32.01
|
$58.31
€52.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.64
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Parnu
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.75
€99.22
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.36
€28.99
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
€73.61
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.46
€83.73
|
$102.32
€91.67
|
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