Cost of living comparison

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

Italy is 1.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 4.3% more in Italy
Groceries
pay 0.8% more in Italy
Transportation
pay 5.3% more in Italy
Housing
pay 22.3% less in Italy
Childcare
pay 9.8% less in Italy
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.5% less in Italy
Clothing
pay 13.6% more in Italy

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

Italy vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.3% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.42
$16.15
€15.49
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.28
$10.06
€9.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€2.14
$2.55
€2.45

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

 
Rome
Italy
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.71
$2.04
€1.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€6.71
$6.83
€6.55
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€5.94
$5.53
€5.31

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

 
Rome
Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.86
$7.22
€6.93
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€35.97
$38.81
€37.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€25,694.37
$28,223.13
€27,064.77

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pay 22.3% less for housing

 
Rome
Italy
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€28.25
$28.87
€27.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,131.87
$656.19
€629.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€731.78
$511.91
€490.90

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

 
Rome
Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€487.95
$508.72
€487.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€10,060.10
$9,465.55
€9,077.05

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.14
$5.01
€4.81
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.46
$1.69
€1.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.17
$6.20
€5.94

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

 
Rome
Italy
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€62.75
$78.41
€75.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€29.48
$33.87
€32.48
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€74.00
$86.07
€82.53

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