Cost of living comparison

 Rome, Italy
compared to
 Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Milton Keynes vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 48.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 8.2% more in Milton Keynes
Groceries
pay 2.3% less in Milton Keynes
Transportation
pay 35.4% more in Milton Keynes
Housing
pay 44.4% more in Milton Keynes
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.3% more in Milton Keynes
Clothing
pay 30.5% more in Milton Keynes

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

Milton Keynes vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Rome, you would:

pay 8.2% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Milton Keynes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.78
$19.37
£14.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.85
$10.33
£7.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€2.05
$1.80
£1.39

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

 
Rome
Milton Keynes
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.64
$1.36
£1.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€6.44
$4.44
£3.43
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€5.70
$5.61
£4.33

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

 
Rome
Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.57
$6.99
£5.40
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€34.49
$81.37
£62.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€24,637.10
$36,531.14
£28,219.17

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pay 44.4% more for housing

 
Rome
Milton Keynes
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€27.08
$36.51
£28.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,085.30
$1,640.25
£1,267.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€701.66
$1,356.11
£1,047.56

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Rome
Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€467.87
$1,808.15
£1,396.74
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€9,646.15
$15,928.96
£12,304.63

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pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.93
$5.81
£4.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.40
$3.76
£2.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.91
$18.08
£13.97

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

 
Rome
Milton Keynes
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€60.17
$83.95
£64.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€28.26
$49.82
£38.48
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€70.95
$90.41
£69.84

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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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