Cost of living comparison

Zielona Gora, Poland

compared to

Rome, Italy

Rome vs. Zielona Gora Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 63.1% more expensive than Zielona Gora.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 80.3% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 46.4% more in Rome
Housing: pay 88.0% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Rome

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Zielona Gora. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Zielona Gora Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Zielona Gora, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Zielona Gora	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 PLN27.81	$16.08 €14.17	+116.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 PLN26.42	$10.72 €9.44	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 PLN6.03	$2.23 €1.97	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 PLN5.56	$1.12 €0.99	-24.4%
Average			+45.8%

Zielona Gora vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.3% more for groceries

	Zielona Gora	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 PLN3.94	$1.78 €1.57	+69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.22	$7.00 €6.17	+61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62 PLN13.56	$6.20 €5.46	+71.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 PLN10.28	$3.76 €3.31	+36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 PLN7.15	$4.89 €4.31	+156.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.51	$1.07 €0.94	+165.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 PLN2.31	$0.92 €0.81	+49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 PLN2.63	$0.89 €0.79	+27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 PLN2.52	$1.09 €0.96	+62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 PLN1.20	$0.73 €0.64	+127.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 PLN1.89	$0.78 €0.69	+55.5%
Average			+80.3%

Zielona Gora vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 46.4% more for transportation

	Zielona Gora	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 PLN22.62	$7.15 €6.30	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.68 PLN88.71	$37.51 €33.06	+58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,830.50 PLN115,495.87	$26,794.08 €23,612.01	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.72 PLN28.92	$17.15 €15.11	+122.1%
Average			+46.4%

Zielona Gora vs. Rome - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 88.0% more for housing

	Zielona Gora	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.85 PLN55.62	$29.46 €25.96	+98.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.91 PLN1,854.02	$1,180.31 €1,040.14	+138.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$494.91 PLN1,854.02	$763.10 €672.47	+54.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.08 PLN389.89	$167.26 €147.40	+60.7%
Average			+88.0%

Zielona Gora vs. Rome - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Zielona Gora	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.01 PLN1,270.00	$508.83 €448.40	+50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,969.47 PLN11,124.09	$10,490.67 €9,244.80	+253.3%
Average			+151.7%

Zielona Gora vs. Rome - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zielona Gora	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 PLN10.20	$5.36 €4.72	+96.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 PLN9.89	$1.53 €1.34	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 PLN17.15	$6.43 €5.67	+40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.12 PLN139.05	$58.31 €51.39	+57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.93 PLN25.96	$10.72 €9.44	+54.7%
Average			+41.4%

Zielona Gora vs. Rome - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Zielona Gora	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.61 PLN324.45	$65.43 €57.66	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.05 PLN142.53	$30.74 €27.09	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.24 PLN278.10	$77.17 €68.00	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.36 PLN417.15	$102.32 €90.17	-8.1%
Average			-11.9%

Zielona Gora vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Zielona Gora vs.

Ottawa

Zielona Gora vs.

London

Zielona Gora vs.

Algiers

Zielona Gora vs.

Lima

Zielona Gora vs.

Washington

Zielona Gora vs.

Athens

Zielona Gora vs.

Hong Kong

Zielona Gora vs.

Ankara

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Poland vs. Italy. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Poland and Italy.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Zielona Gora

Add prices for Rome

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Rome or Zielona Gora. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.