Cost of living comparison
Rome is 1.5% cheaper than Perth.
If you lived in Rome instead of Perth, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Perth
|
Rome
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.21
|
$16.24
€14.54
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$2.22
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$1.15
€1.03
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Perth
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$1.87
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.51
|
$6.93
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.58
|
$6.37
€5.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
$3.90
€3.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.73
|
$5.10
€4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$0.91
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$1.15
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Perth
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.45
|
$7.44
€6.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.77
|
$37.90
€33.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
$26,749.78
€23,946.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.38
|
$17.87
€16.00
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
Perth
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
$30.04
€26.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£473.54
|
$1,171.95
€1,049.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£378.83
|
$721.77
€646.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
$175.72
€157.31
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Perth
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
$516.83
€462.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
$9,813.53
€8,785.22
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Rome
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.31
|
$5.41
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.98
|
$1.59
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.36
|
$62.20
€55.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.57
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Perth
|
Rome
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
$67.31
€60.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
$30.97
€27.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
$81.10
€72.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.54
|
$103.39
€92.56
|
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