Cost of living comparison

 Rome, Italy
compared to
 Groningen, Netherlands
Groningen vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Groningen is 33.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 53.1% more in Groningen
Groceries
pay 7.4% more in Groningen
Transportation
pay 30.2% more in Groningen
Housing
pay 8.6% more in Groningen
Childcare
pay 100.0% more in Groningen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.8% more in Groningen
Clothing
pay 3.6% less in Groningen

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

Groningen vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.1% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Groningen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.65
$16.08
€13.65
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.10
$12.86
€10.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€1.90
$2.86
€2.43

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

 
Rome
Groningen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.51
$1.63
€1.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€5.94
$6.33
€5.37
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€5.26
$4.51
€3.83

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

 
Rome
Groningen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.07
$7.78
€6.61
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€31.85
$63.82
€54.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€22,747.96
$27,222.78
€23,111.93

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pay 8.6% more for housing

 
Rome
Groningen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€25.01
$41.34
€35.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,002.08
$1,085.50
€921.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€647.86
$836.74
€710.39

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pay 100.0% more for childcare

 
Rome
Groningen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€431.99
$1,648.51
€1,399.57
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€8,906.49
$7,974.99
€6,770.70

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Groningen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.55
$5.36
€4.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.30
$3.44
€2.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.46
$9.91
€8.42

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

 
Rome
Groningen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€55.55
$66.58
€56.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€26.10
$27.07
€22.98
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€65.51
$82.43
€69.98

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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: July 2025
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