Cost of living comparison
Rome is 36.1% more expensive than Amarillo.
If you lived in Rome instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Amarillo
|
Rome
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.24
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Amarillo
|
Rome
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$6.37
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$5.10
€4.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Amarillo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$7.44
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.90
€35.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,749.78
€25,017.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.87
€16.71
|
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pay 16.9% less for housing
Amarillo
|
Rome
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$30.04
€28.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$1,171.95
€1,096.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$721.77
€675.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$175.72
€164.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$516.83
€483.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,813.53
€9,177.96
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$5.41
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$6.50
€6.08
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.20
€58.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
Amarillo
|
Rome
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$67.31
€62.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.97
€28.97
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$81.10
€75.85
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$103.39
€96.70
|
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