Cost of Living Comparison Between Ferrara and Rome Cost of Living Comparison Between Ferrara and Rome

😐 Solo nomad: Ferrara is 4.9% more expensive than Rome without rent, and 17.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ferrara is 0.1% cheaper than Rome without rent, and 19.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$18.88 €16.3

$17.64 €15.23

7.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.3 €59

$73.8 €63.7

-7.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.47 €9.9

$11.42 €9.86

0.44%

Cappuccino

$1.92 €1.65

$1.75 €1.51

9.71%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.6 €2.24

$2.54 €2.19

2.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.23 €1.07

$1.23 €1.06

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.94 €5.13

$5.64 €4.87

5.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.68 €4.04

$5.23 €4.51

-10.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.46 €1.26

$1.71 €1.48

-14.62%

White Bread (500g)

$2.53 €2.19

$2.11 €1.82

19.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.08 €2.66

-10.06%

Eggs

$4.17 €3.6

$4.56 €3.93

-8.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.75 €12.73

$17.76 €15.33

-16.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.15 €9.63

$11.97 €10.34

-6.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.45 €16.79

$20.38 €17.6

-4.56%

Apples (1kg)

$1.92 €1.66

$2.38 €2.05

-19.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 €1.54

$2.22 €1.92

-19.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$1.95 €1.69

61.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.39 €2.93

$2.7 €2.33

25.56%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.7 €1.47

1.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.68 €1.45

$1.84 €1.59

-8.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.52 €1.31

$1.27 €1.09

19.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 €0.3

$0.52 €0.45

-34.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.24 €5.39

$6.84 €5.9

-8.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.75 €4.1

$5.69 €4.91

-16.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.88 €1.62

-17.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 €1.46

$2.78 €2.4

-39.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.78 €1.53

-1.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.59 €31.6

$40.65 €35.1

-9.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$8.14 €7.02

$5.22 €4.51

55.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.78 €1.53

$1.51 €1.31

17.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.81 €30.05

$34.67 €29.94

0.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.04 €1.76

-0.49%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37K €31.9K

$29.1K €25.1K

27.16%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$41.4K €35.8K

$29.4K €25.4K

40.70%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$196 €170

$219 €189

-10.28%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.89 €11.13

$10.87 €9.39

18.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.33 €27.05

$30.74 €26.54

1.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.29 €29.61

$62.2 €53.7

-44.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.72 €14.43

$23.79 €20.54

-29.72%

Cinema Ticket

$8.99 €7.76

$11.63 €10.04

-22.70%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$352 €304

$533 €460

-33.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,692 €5,778

$10.6K €9,119

-36.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.3 €71.1

$72.7 €62.7

13.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.6 €35.05

$34.45 €29.74

17.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.9

$84.6 €73.1

25.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.9 €80.2

$120 €104

-22.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$624 €539

$1,371 €1,184

-54.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$571 €493

$888 €766

-35.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,303 €1,125

$2,612 €2,255

-50.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$1,619 €1,398

-43.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,388 €2,062

$8,302 €7,168

-71.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,879 €1,622

$4,027 €3,477

-53.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,669 €1,441

$2,228 €1,924

-25.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.44

3.95

12.41%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ferrara: October 27, 2025

Last update for Rome: October 29, 2025

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