Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Peterborough vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Peterborough is 30.0% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Peterborough
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Peterborough
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Peterborough
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Peterborough
Childcare: pay 77.7% more in Peterborough
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.7% more in Peterborough
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Peterborough

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

Peterborough vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Rome	Peterborough
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.17	$17.44 £12.95	+8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.44	$10.33 £7.68	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$2.32 £1.73	+4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$1.87 £1.39	+66.8%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Rome	Peterborough
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$1.36 £1.01	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.17	$3.98 £2.96	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.46	$5.61 £4.16	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$3.57 £2.65	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.31	$4.32 £3.21	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.43 £1.06	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.54 £0.40	-41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.73 £0.54	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$1.28 £0.95	+16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.59 £0.44	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.55 £0.41	-30.3%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Peterborough
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.30	$6.93 £5.15	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.06	$112.31 £83.44	+199.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,612.01	$36,531.14 £27,140.15	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.11	$13.82 £10.27	-19.4%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Rome	Peterborough
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.96	$37.82 £28.10	+28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,040.14	$1,041.30 £773.62	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €672.47	$871.79 £647.68	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.40	$158.02 £117.40	-5.5%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 77.7% more for childcare

	Rome	Peterborough
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €448.40	$904.08 £671.67	+77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,244.80	??
Average			+77.7%

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pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Peterborough
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.72	$5.81 £4.32	+8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$3.76 £2.80	+146.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.67	$18.73 £13.91	+191.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.39	$38.75 £28.79	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.44	$16.14 £11.99	+50.6%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Peterborough
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.66	$69.74 £51.81	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.09	$23.24 £17.27	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €68.00	$90.41 £67.17	+17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €90.17	$83.94 £62.36	-18.0%
Average			-4.7%

Rome vs. Peterborough - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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