Cost of living comparison
Rome is 16.2% more expensive than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 18.3% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 4.7% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 24.7% more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 37.2% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.9% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% less in Rome
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Rome are more expensive than in Spain.
If you lived in Rome instead of Spain, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.21
|
$16.08
€14.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.11
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.88
|
$2.23
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.61
|
$7.00
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.66
|
$6.20
€5.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.34
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.96
|
$4.89
€4.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$1.09
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.62
|
$7.15
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€30.16
|
$37.51
€33.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€29,621.35
|
$26,794.08
€23,590.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.83
|
$17.15
€15.10
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.06
|
$29.46
€25.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€768.06
|
$1,180.31
€1,039.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€609.38
|
$763.10
€671.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€91.54
|
$167.26
€147.27
|
|
pay 37.2% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€339.82
|
$508.83
€447.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,473.16
|
$10,490.67
€9,236.37
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.74
|
$1.53
€1.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.98
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€37.74
|
$58.31
€51.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.60
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€66.81
|
$65.43
€57.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€28.28
|
$30.74
€27.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€68.64
|
$77.17
€67.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€80.46
|
$102.32
€90.09
|
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