Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Cantù Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Cantù

🙂 Solo nomad: Rome is 7.3% cheaper than Cantù without rent, and 13% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Rome is 7.7% cheaper than Cantù without rent, and 14.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €15.23

$17.39 €15.01

1.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$80.2 €69.3

-7.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.42 €9.86

$11.74 €10.14

-2.73%

Cappuccino

$1.75 €1.51

$1.93 €1.67

-9.33%

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

$2.54 €2.19

$2.95 €2.55

-13.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.23 €1.06

$1.34 €1.16

-8.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.87

$5.75 €4.97

-1.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.23 €4.51

$5.53 €4.78

-5.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 €1.48

$1.65 €1.43

3.64%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$1.14 €0.99

85.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 €2.66

$3.57 €3.08

-13.73%

Eggs

$4.56 €3.93

$4.08 €3.52

11.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.76 €15.33

$16.09 €13.9

10.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.97 €10.34

$13.34 €11.52

-10.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.38 €17.6

$18.65 €16.11

9.28%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.67 €2.3

-10.86%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.92

$1.71 €1.47

29.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 €1.69

$2.55 €2.2

-23.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$2.82 €2.43

-4.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.71 €1.48

-0.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$1.79 €1.54

2.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 €1.09

$1.35 €1.16

-5.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 €0.45

$0.59 €0.51

-11.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.84 €5.9

$7.02 €6.06

-2.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.69 €4.91

$6.87 €5.93

-17.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.62

$2.07 €1.78

-9.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.76 €2.38

0.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.78 €1.53

$1.76 €1.52

1.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.65 €35.1

$43.85 €37.86

-7.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 €4.51

$3.41 €2.94

53.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 €1.31

$1.95 €1.68

-22.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.67 €29.94

$58.2 €50.2

-40.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.09 €1.8

-2.39%

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

$29.1K €25.1K

$28.5K €24.6K

2.05%

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

$29.4K €25.4K

$32K €27.7K

-8.09%

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

$219 €189

$244 €210

-10.19%

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

$10.87 €9.39

$15.55 €13.43

-30.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.74 €26.54

$29.78 €25.71

3.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 €53.7

$54.5 €47.08

13.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.79 €20.54

$22.85 €19.73

4.11%

Cinema Ticket

$11.63 €10.04

$12.32 €10.64

-5.60%

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

$533 €460

$739 €638

-27.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K €9,119

$3,987 €3,443

164.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.7 €62.7

$93.4 €80.6

-22.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 €29.74

$40.01 €34.54

-13.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 €73.1

$108 €93.4

-21.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$137 €119

-12.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,371 €1,184

$766 €662

78.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$888 €766

$582 €503

52.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,612 €2,255

$1,201 €1,037

117.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,619 €1,398

$920 €795

75.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,302 €7,168

$2,972 €2,566

179.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,027 €3,477

$2,250 €1,942

79.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,228 €1,924

$2,416 €2,086

-7.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

4.68

-15.60%

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

Last update for Rome: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cantù: October 29, 2025

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