taking in to account, i do not have to pay rent or bills... 600 a month enough for food, drink, entertainment??
2007-06-17 01:24:46 · 14 answers · asked by bde_london 2 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Rome
It depends on how you budget your money. Low Budget for meal is €5-10. A number of basic things are reasonably inexpensive: a pizza or plate of pasta with a beer (the staple cheap meal in a restaurant) will set you back between £5/$8 and £10/$16 on average, though in some of the larger, more visited cities - Florence and Venice, for example - it can be difficult to find appealing venues in this price range; Rome and Naples, on the other hand, are no problem. Buses and trains are cheap too: the rail journey from Rome to Milan on an Intercity train, for instance, costing just £46/$74 for a second-class return - a five-and-a-half-hour, six-hundred-kilometre trip. Drinking , by contrast, is pricey - unless you stick to wine. Soft drinks and coffee cost around the same as in Britain and more than in North America; a large glass of beer can cost up to £3/$5 if you decide to sit down. Overall, in central Italy, if you're watching your budget - camping, buying food from shops and markets - you could get by on around £25/$40 a day; a more realistic average daily budget - staying in one-star hotels, taking trains and eating one cheap meal out a day - would be approaching £40/$64, perhaps a little less in the south; while to live reasonably well you probably need to spend at least £50/$80 a day.Bear in mind, too, that the time of year can make a big difference. Apart from state museums and sites, which are free to under-18s and over 65s, and half price to people under 26, there are few reductions or discounts: only a handful of museums accept ISIC cards, and buses and trains never do. <*-*>
2007-06-17 02:11:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
Yes, 600euro a month is enough for food, drink and entertainment. I'm from Rome, I live in Trastevere.
Ciao
2007-06-17 19:54:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write down your expenses per month right now, and look backwards a few months if you still have that info. That's how you plan a budget. There are so many variables (especially where you live) that can effect your results. Figure out if that $400 is enough, and start cutting off unnecessary things from the budget you've made until it fits - if it fits. Also, meal plans are an excellent way to cut down. Plan out meals for the whole month so you know what you buy is going to fit in the budget.
2016-05-17 21:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is good to have 600 a month in Rome. Rome is not so expensive like London for a star bus and tube are cheap and a pizza and drink in a pizzeria is about 15 euro.
2007-06-21 00:00:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucky you that you don't have to pay for rent or bills.... 600€ should be enough for a month if you know how to manage them well. Having fun in Rome does cost.
2007-06-17 01:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by Jen R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If rent and utilities are covered (including telephone & transportation - metro and or bus) the 600 is enough to live on. Budget yourself well, buy fresh fruit & veggies at the market and your canned stuffs at the discount food stores. There is plenty of free things to see and do in Rome - take advantage of this.
Dont buy ciggarretts - this vice will cut into your budget like a hot knife through butter.
2007-06-17 23:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It depends on your lifestyle there. If you go to the top places, it may last you a week. But to live like local, perhaps. Are you a student or a visitor? Quick rule of thumb anywhere you go, look at the wages for a Taxi driver and a nurse. They seem to be able to buy the same amount of cups of coffee or bottles of beer in their own town, wherever they are!
Alan www.remax.bg/1stchoiceforhomes
2007-06-17 01:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by alanandersonuk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hallo,I'm italian and live near Milano.So...3weeks ago I was in Rome for 2 days for ask new passport for my wife (Thailand) In Ambassy................ok? well I buy for hotel € 100 for night ,for eating the price start to € 12/15 to €20,00 for a good dishes!!!!!!!!!I rebember in railstation Termini (Into on the Right a steak house with very good meat abd is very cheeper.I think if you rent a bedroom good price is possible too.Bye bye.Sorry for my bad english.lol
2007-06-17 01:47:24 · answer #8 · answered by Mauro R 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Thats about £100 a week.....Not enough for coffee in Rome....move to a tiny hilltop village somewhere in the south...will be able to live there.
2007-06-17 01:28:48 · answer #9 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, 600euro is enough!
2007-06-17 05:41:30 · answer #10 · answered by Poppy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋