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How much is an average meal in Rome?

The average price of lunch or dinner at a trattoria is €25 per person. Another great budget-friendly option is dining at one of these pizzerias in Rome, where the average cost of pizza is €8 to €13. If instead you want to dine at a fancier restaurant, budget in around 40 to 50 euros per person for a meal in Rome.



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However, a good starting point is to budget around $200-$250 per day. Here is a breakdown of some of the typical costs: Flight tickets: Round-trip flight tickets from the USA to Rome typically cost between $600 and $1000. Accommodation: The average cost of a hotel in Rome is around $150 per night.

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While meal prices in Italy can vary, the average cost of food in Italy is €45 per day. Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Italy should cost around €18 per person. Breakfast prices are usually a little cheaper than lunch or dinner.

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As we said above, eating out in Italy is actually extremely cheap. At a restaurant in Italy, you can eat out for only 2.5 Euros (roughly 3 USD) per person for most meals. Grabbing a coffee and pastry for breakfast, and having all the pizza and house wine you can manage is surprisingly cheap!

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Rome is a walkable city and most of its top attractions are close together in car free zones. One of the best ways to explore Rome is on an orientation city tour, as part of a guided holiday, with an expert local guide.

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Italians tend to shoot their espressos and eat their cornetti right at the bar. Coffee usually costs €1, a cappuccino around €1.20 and pastries are usually €1–2. So plan out an average of €3 for breakfast.

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Depends on the restaurant. But in a casual restaurant 3 to 4 euros for a glass of wine is about right, 6 euros for a beer. We went to a few osterias and trattorias in Rome where the price of a liter of the house wine (vino casa) was under 10 euro.

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Most sandwiches cost around 6 euros, making it a great and affordable place to eat in the historical center of Rome, for a quick lunch. A popular choice is the Try the one with truffles and ricotta. There is also a range of beer and wine to choose from. Tip – take your sandwich and enjoy it in Piazza Mignanelli.

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A pint of beer is around €4-€5, glasses of wine €1.50-€3, cocktails €6-€7; prices are usually lower in the early evening, when there's some kind of happy hour or drink special. There is also a sub-category of pubs termed disco-pubs, which typically offer lower lights, higher prices, and a DJ.

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It's common to split food with people at your table, but usually this applies to antipasti or second courses, rather than splitting a pasta dish. All this said, the world's your oyster when it comes to eating out in Italy, so get what you want and leave the rest.

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Average price of breakfast in Rome Italians tend to shoot their espressos and eat their cornetti right at the bar. Coffee usually costs €1, a cappuccino around €1.20 and pastries are usually €1–2. So plan out an average of €3 for breakfast.

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