Is Rome an expensive city ?

Question

I want to suprise my girlfirend with a 5 day trip to Rome. Its not too expensive to get there but is it expensive when we are there ?

Meals

Drinks

Nights out

How much do these things cost ?

Is it an expensive city in general ?

Answer 1

It is expensive and as a tourist, be prepared to be ripped off unless you play their game. Get the Lonely Planet guide and use some useful phrases to impress the locals - got me free drinks etc! Also, LP will give you locations for budget eateries and bars. Do yourself a favour and buy transport tickets for the duration which'll save u a packet. Drink+eat in cafes that don't have seating, they are cheaper. Try the back streets up by the Vatican, lots of locals take lunch there+its usually 3 course meals with good service. Just be savy and check out exchange+comparison websites who gives prices of drinks+meals+taxis etc.

Answer 2

yes, Roma is very axpansive.

for a meal in restaurant you spent at least 100€ for one.

at night, the disco is about 50€(it change for the dj).

italy is expansive.

bye.

have a good stay in my country

Answer 3

It's VERY expensive

Answer 4

All capital cities are expensive. So instead of having coffee at the cafe overlooking the Trevi Fountain, go down the alley and find a cafe that is off the beaten track.

The food is generally better, the waiters more friendly and the prices are far lower.

Answer 5

i dont think its that dear, obviously if you eat in a place beside the vatican, its dear, eat away from main attractions. they charge extra for eating and drinking outside.

€4 will buy you a BIG ticket that you can use on the tram, metro and city buses for a whole day (up to midnight on day of validation)

you can pick up really cheap souvenirs too, you dont have to buy the expensive ones.

cant help with nights out, we always had the kids with us and our names are not mcann.

Answer 6

can be expensive just watch out where yo eat, eat Italian food do not eat in touristy restaurants loOK who is in, if they look local it is ok, drink go for local wine, avoid night clubs. Just have a good time.Rome can be expensive, like any other capital in the world. Treat yourself to a shave it's incredible. Honestly. john

Answer 7

Yes is expensive:

average meal at restaurant is 35 euro

a drink  is 6/12 euro

a nigth out from 50 euro

If you go for only a pizza and beer is 20 euro

Be carefulll, if  you sit in the center  the price is almost triple, than if you consume standing at the bar

Answer 8

Like most cities, it depends where you go.  Dead central and tourist parts are extremely expensive, but if you go into the suburbs and eat in local restaurants it is much cheaper.  Perhaps try asking some of the people who work in shops etc for recommendations.  Also, beware of the taxi drivers - some of them will charge more than they should if they know you dont know what the price should be.

Answer 9

I came back from a 10 day trip to Italy in late March.  The expense depends on a few things.

1.  Where you are from.  If you are in the US, our dollar doesn't mean that much over there.  Check the exchange rates daily and when you see it go pretty low buy your Euro in advance.  I left with around $3000 and came back with 5Euro.  I am serious about this.  Don't quote me on this, but I think after the exchange rate and ATM charges I actually spent about $2300.

2.  Going out at night to clubs is very expensive, but honestly, you really don't need to go to a lot of clubs.  We went out two nights and spent about 100Euro each night.  The cover charge for guys is really expensive, for women it's a lot cheaper or even free.

3.  Drinks, I am assuming alcohol.  My first bit of advice is to find a supermarket.  Whatever hotel you are at make sure that you ask where the supermarket is.  You can get a great bottle of wine for less than 10Euro, it is also one of the only places that you can find "American" styles liquors except pubs.  Not American in the sense they are made in the US, but they have rum, vodka, gin, etc.  Italian liquors are very different.

4.  Meals can be expensive, but they definitely don't have to be.  Every hotel we stayed in had breakfast.  Take advantage of this.  They all had yogurt, cereal, bread, juice and coffee at the very least.  Some had a better selection than others, but they were all good.  Also, you will need it so you can walk the streets of Rome all day.  For lunch, don't eat inside any restaurants.  Get a pizza or panini and head to the nearest piazza.  Sitting down in a restaurant will be more expensive, and sitting outside even more.  There are a lot of restaurants that offer a tourist menu, but check the menu first, on th menu it will say if the food was frozen or not.  It definitely not the same quality.  Also, don't eat near any major sites.  Find some spots off the beaten path.  The food tends to be better and it's less expensive.  

4.  Remember that you are thinking 5 days, but it really is not five full days, if you are coming from the US.  You will probably get to Rome in the mid afternoon, and the airport is almost an hour from city centre.  By the time you get into the city it will probably be late afternoon or early evening.  Expect later if you are flying Alitalia.  They have a reputation for being late, cancelling flights, etc. and I found it true.  We were supposed to fly into Rome and transfer to Venice by 2:00 p.m., we didn't get into our hotel until after 6:00 pm.  So pick some things you would like to see before you leave just in case you are only arrive in the evening.

5.  I would stongly suggest taking the 110Trambus for 13Euro.  You can catch it at the termini.  You can jump on and off the bus at a whole bunch of spots all day long.  At the colosseum walk up the palentine hill and buy your tickets there.  You don't have to wait in line, and there's a discount.  Most of the sights are free to get it, or a small charge.  Vatican City was free except the cupola.  You can also take the subway or busses just about everywhere.  I think that only tourists pay for these tickets.  You buy the tickets on the bus, and I never saw anyone but us actually buying one.  We eventually stopped.

5.  If you smoke cigarettes they are cheaper to buy over there compared to NY, except if you smoke menthol's .  They were almost double the price of non menthols over there, and they are some strange brands.  

6.  Make sure you spend a night in the campo di fiore.  Grab a pizza and a bottle of wine for about 15Euro and spend the night people watching.  If you crack open another bottle, you might start dancing with the locals.

7.  The most important thing!  Bring and iron.  It wasn't a whole bunch of money, but I would have come home with 40Euro more if someone had told me beforehand that there are no irons in hotels in Italy.  One of the hotel cleaners told us they were illegal in hotels in Italy, I am not sure if that's true or not, but we were in three cities and none of the hotels we stayed in had an iron.

Anyway back to your original questions, it's equivalent to NYC for cost.  Expect about $100 - 150 a day depending on how much you spend on food and drinks.  And if your girlfriend is a big shopper keep her away from the Spanish Steps, I spent quite a pretty penny in the couture shops!

Check out the "Let's Go Italy" book.  Rome has a pretty big chapter, and it is full of useful information.  I think it was less than $15 and well worth it!  If you don't want to buy it go to Barnes and Noble and make some notes.

Answer 10

yes but only on the nite