Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Biella Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Biella

😐 Solo nomad: Rome is 7.6% more expensive than Biella without rent, and 29.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Rome is 2.2% cheaper than Biella without rent, and 31.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €15.23

$15.72 €13.58

12.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$71.5 €61.7

3.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.42 €9.86

$11.33 €9.78

0.79%

Cappuccino

$1.75 €1.51

$1.64 €1.42

6.71%

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

$2.54 €2.19

$3.43 €2.96

-25.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.23 €1.06

$1.28 €1.11

-3.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.87

$5.07 €4.38

11.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.23 €4.51

$4.68 €4.04

11.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 €1.48

$1.42 €1.22

20.42%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.05 €1.77

2.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 €2.66

$2.38 €2.05

29.41%

Eggs

$4.56 €3.93

$4.07 €3.52

12.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.76 €15.33

$14.83 €12.8

19.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.97 €10.34

$9.88 €8.53

21.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.38 €17.6

$23.03 €19.88

-11.51%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.48 €2.14

-4.03%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.92

$1.82 €1.57

21.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 €1.69

$1.71 €1.47

14.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$3.33 €2.87

-18.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.64 €1.42

3.66%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$1.7 €1.47

8.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 €1.09

$1.35 €1.17

-5.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 €0.45

$0.4 €0.34

30.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.84 €5.9

$6.98 €6.03

-2.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.69 €4.91

$5.68 €4.91

0.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.62

$2.08 €1.79

-9.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.69 €2.32

3.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.78 €1.53

$2 €1.73

-11.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.65 €35.1

$39 €33.67

4.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 €4.51

$11.74 €10.14

-55.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 €1.31

$2.14 €1.85

-29.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.67 €29.94

$58.1 €50.2

-40.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 €1.76

$2 €1.73

2.00%

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

$29.1K €25.1K

$27.9K €24.1K

4.06%

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

$29.4K €25.4K

$32.3K €27.9K

-8.84%

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

$219 €189

$247 €213

-11.32%

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

$10.87 €9.39

$7 €6.04

55.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.74 €26.54

$30.23 €26.1

1.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 €53.7

$68.4 €59.1

-9.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.79 €20.54

$25.27 €21.82

-5.86%

Cinema Ticket

$11.63 €10.04

$9.2 €7.94

26.41%

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

$533 €460

$548 €473

-2.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K €9,119

$8,082 €6,978

30.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.7 €62.7

$89.2 €77

-18.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 €29.74

$37.44 €32.33

-7.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 €73.1

$79.5 €68.6

6.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$115 €99.6

4.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,371 €1,184

$457 €395

200.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$888 €766

$409 €353

116.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,612 €2,255

$790 €682

230.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,619 €1,398

$645 €557

151.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,302 €7,168

$1,714 €1,480

384.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,027 €3,477

$893 €771

351.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,228 €1,924

$1,979 €1,709

12.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

4.47

-11.63%

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

Last update for Rome: October 29, 2025

Last update for Biella: October 28, 2025

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