Cost of living comparison
Turin is 6.9% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.1% more in Turin
- Groceries
-
pay 4.6% more in Turin
- Transportation
-
pay 11.1% more in Turin
- Housing
-
pay 17.1% less in Turin
- Childcare
-
pay 22.5% more in Turin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.4% less in Turin
- Clothing
-
pay 18.5% more in Turin
The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Turin are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Turin.
If you lived in Turin instead of Rome, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$16.08
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.00
|
$2.81
€2.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
$2.05
€1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.27
|
$8.06
€7.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.55
|
$5.78
€5.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
$3.53
€3.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.38
|
$5.39
€4.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.83
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$1.10
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.98
|
$1.23
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.40
|
$7.39
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.61
|
$40.73
€36.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
$30,009.37
€26,885.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.36
|
$20.64
€18.49
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
$28.53
€25.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
$740.75
€663.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€683.65
|
$538.32
€482.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
$169.82
€152.14
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€455.86
|
$635.91
€569.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
$12,593.22
€11,282.15
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$1.75
€1.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€52.24
|
$41.66
€37.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$8.57
€7.68
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
$78.19
€70.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
$39.00
€34.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
$85.45
€76.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€91.67
|
$119.50
€107.06
|
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