Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Bologna Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Bologna

🙂 Solo nomad: Rome is 19.2% cheaper than Bologna without rent, and 10.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Rome is 15.7% cheaper than Bologna without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €15.23

$23.46 €20.26

-24.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$81.6 €70.5

-9.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.42 €9.86

$12.25 €10.58

-6.78%

Cappuccino

$1.75 €1.51

$2.05 €1.77

-14.63%

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

$2.54 €2.19

$3.41 €2.94

-25.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.23 €1.06

$1.36 €1.17

-9.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.87

$5.66 €4.88

-0.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.23 €4.51

$5.89 €5.08

-11.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 €1.48

$1.73 €1.5

-1.16%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.11 €2.68

-32.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 €2.66

$3.48 €3.01

-11.49%

Eggs

$4.56 €3.93

$4.3 €3.71

6.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.76 €15.33

$21.8 €18.83

-18.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.97 €10.34

$13.81 €11.93

-13.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.38 €17.6

$23.66 €20.43

-13.86%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$3.02 €2.61

-21.19%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.92

$2.75 €2.37

-19.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 €1.69

$3.75 €3.23

-48.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$4.49 €3.87

-39.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.48 €2.14

-31.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$2.07 €1.78

-11.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 €1.09

$1.43 €1.24

-11.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 €0.45

$0.5 €0.43

4.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.84 €5.9

$7.04 €6.08

-2.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.69 €4.91

$8.31 €7.17

-31.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.62

$1.83 €1.58

2.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$3.18 €2.75

-12.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.78 €1.53

$2.62 €2.26

-32.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.65 €35.1

$41.23 €35.59

-1.41%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 €4.51

$5.81 €5.01

-10.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 €1.31

$1.41 €1.21

7.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.67 €29.94

$31.87 €27.51

8.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.12 €1.83

-3.77%

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

$29.1K €25.1K

$38.1K €32.9K

-23.79%

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

$29.4K €25.4K

$38.6K €33.3K

-23.68%

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

$219 €189

$223 €193

-1.95%

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

$10.87 €9.39

$11.29 €9.75

-3.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.74 €26.54

$33.31 €28.76

-7.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 €53.7

$67.7 €58.5

-8.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.79 €20.54

$34.38 €29.68

-30.80%

Cinema Ticket

$11.63 €10.04

$12.87 €11.11

-9.63%

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

$533 €460

$907 €783

-41.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K €9,119

$28.6K €24.7K

-63.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.7 €62.7

$101 €87.3

-28.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 €29.74

$51.9 €44.83

-33.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 €73.1

$120 €104

-29.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$201 €173

-40.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,371 €1,184

$1,077 €929

27.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$888 €766

$850 €734

4.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,612 €2,255

$1,981 €1,710

31.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,619 €1,398

$1,453 €1,255

11.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,302 €7,168

$5,204 €4,493

59.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,027 €3,477

$3,943 €3,405

2.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,228 €1,924

$2,101 €1,814

6.05%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

4.17

-5.28%

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

Last update for Rome: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bologna: October 28, 2025

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