Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Eastbourne vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Eastbourne is 49.0% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Eastbourne
Groceries: pay 3.3% less in Eastbourne
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Eastbourne
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Eastbourne
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Eastbourne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% more in Eastbourne
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Eastbourne

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

Eastbourne vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Eastbourne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.67	$20.66 £16.05	+28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.78	$8.39 £6.52	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.04	$2.32 £1.81	+4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.02	$1.84 £1.43	+63.5%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 3.3% less for groceries

	Rome	Eastbourne
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.63	$1.28 £0.99	-28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.39	$5.58 £4.33	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.66	$6.25 £4.85	+0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.43	$4.40 £3.41	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.46	$4.22 £3.27	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.98	$0.68 £0.53	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.84	$0.66 £0.52	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.81	$1.46 £1.13	+63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.00	$1.78 £1.38	+62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$0.66 £0.51	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$0.44 £0.34	-44.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Rome	Eastbourne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.52	$7.26 £5.64	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.23	$38.75 £30.09	+3.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,447.88	$36,531.14 £28,365.99	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.65	$17.15 £13.32
Average			+13.7%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Rome	Eastbourne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €26.88	$41.38 £32.13	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,076.96	$1,291.54 £1,002.86	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €696.28	$1,151.62 £894.22	+50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €152.62	$167.90 £130.37	+0.4%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Rome	Eastbourne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €464.28	$2,333.60 £1,812.01	+358.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,572.06	$12,915.37 £10,028.63	+23.1%
Average			+190.9%

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Eastbourne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.89	$6.46 £5.01	+20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.39	$3.68 £2.86	+141.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.87	$19.37 £15.04	+201.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.21	$38.75 £30.09	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.78	$12.92 £10.03	+20.5%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Rome	Eastbourne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €59.70	$45.20 £35.10	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.05	$49.88 £38.73	+62.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €70.41	$113.03 £87.76	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €93.36	$137.16 £106.50	+34.1%
Average			+28.0%

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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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