Cost of living comparison

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Bar vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Bar is 20.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 5.8% more in Bar
Groceries
pay 31.7% less in Bar
Transportation
pay 16.9% less in Bar
Housing
pay 34.0% less in Bar
Childcare
pay 47.7% less in Bar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.5% less in Bar
Clothing
pay 11.8% more in Bar

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Bar are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Bar.

Bar vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.8% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Bar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.68
$10.72
€10.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.45
$8.57
€8.36
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€2.18
$1.55
€1.52

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

 
Rome
Bar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.74
$0.84
€0.82
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€6.83
$3.85
€3.76
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€6.04
$4.53
€4.41

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pay 16.9% less for transportation

 
Rome
Bar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.97
$6.18
€6.03
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€36.58
$26.79
€26.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€26,129.10
$30,009.37
€29,264.59

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pay 34.0% less for housing

 
Rome
Bar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€28.72
$27.96
€27.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,151.02
$624.30
€608.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€744.16
$489.69
€477.54

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

 
Rome
Bar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€496.20
$241.15
€235.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€10,230.31
$6,013.78
€5,864.53

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pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Bar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.23
$2.68
€2.61
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.49
$2.27
€2.22
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.27
$3.75
€3.66

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

 
Rome
Bar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€63.81
$60.29
€58.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€29.97
$28.13
€27.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€75.25
$90.43
€88.19

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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