Cost of living comparison
Rome is 4.0% more expensive than Alamogordo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.3% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 10.7% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 39.0% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 9.6% more in Rome
- Childcare
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pay 8.0% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.4% less in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 14.8% less in Rome
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Rome are more expensive than in Alamogordo. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Alamogordo, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
|
Alamogordo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.23
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.12
€1.09
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
Alamogordo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.70
|
$1.78
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
|
$7.00
€6.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$6.20
€6.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
|
$3.76
€3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.09
€1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
Alamogordo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
|
$7.15
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€36.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,778.08
|
$26,794.08
€25,984.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
|
$17.15
€16.63
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Alamogordo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$29.46
€28.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,047.50
|
$1,180.31
€1,144.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$825.00
|
$763.10
€740.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.21
|
$167.26
€162.21
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
|
Alamogordo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,233.33
|
$508.83
€493.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,490.67
€10,173.76
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alamogordo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
|
$1.53
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.31
€56.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Alamogordo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.44
|
$65.43
€63.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$30.74
€29.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
|
$77.17
€74.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.50
|
$102.32
€99.23
|
|
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