Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Canterbury, United Kingdom

Canterbury vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Canterbury is 56.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% more in Canterbury
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Canterbury
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Canterbury
Housing: pay 58.7% more in Canterbury
Childcare: pay 78.6% more in Canterbury
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.8% more in Canterbury
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Canterbury

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Canterbury are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Canterbury.

Canterbury vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.7% more for restaurants

	Rome	Canterbury
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.15	$25.57 £19.55	+59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.44	$9.69 £7.40	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$2.15 £1.65	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$1.81 £1.38	+61.0%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Rome	Canterbury
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$1.31 £1.00	-26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$4.63 £3.54	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.46	$5.83 £4.45	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$3.28 £2.51	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.31	$3.83 £2.92	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.10 £0.84	+2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.53 £0.41	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$1.17 £0.90	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$1.12 £0.86	+2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.83 £0.63	+13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.64 £0.49	-18.7%
Average			-10.2%

Rome vs. Canterbury - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Rome	Canterbury
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$6.94 £5.31	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.03	$215.26 £164.54	+473.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,590.50	$36,531.14 £27,924.73	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.10	$15.91 £12.16	-7.2%
Average			+125.0%

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pay 58.7% more for housing

	Rome	Canterbury
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.93	$64.58 £49.36	+119.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,039.19	$1,291.54 £987.26	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.86	$1,130.10 £863.86	+48.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.27	$264.31 £202.04	+58.0%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 78.6% more for childcare

	Rome	Canterbury
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.99	$1,065.95 £814.82	+109.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,236.37	$15,498.45 £11,847.15	+47.7%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Canterbury
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.72	$6.43 £4.91	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$4.22 £3.23	+176.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.66	$20.66 £15.80	+221.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.34	$35.27 £26.96	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.44	$19.37 £14.81	+80.8%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Rome	Canterbury
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.61	$100.09 £76.51	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.06	$30.67 £23.45	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.94	$92.02 £70.34	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €90.09	$142.07 £108.60	+38.8%
Average			+27.7%

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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: April 2025

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