Cost of living comparison
Rome is 21.7% cheaper than Bath.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.6% less in Rome
- Groceries
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pay 1.6% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 23.3% less in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 28.9% less in Rome
- Childcare
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pay 50.4% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 30.7% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 6.3% less in Rome
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bath, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Bath
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.00
|
$16.08
€14.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.69
£7.50
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
£1.83
|
$2.23
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
£1.26
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Bath
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
£1.22
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
£3.87
|
$7.00
€6.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
£4.88
|
$6.20
€5.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
£3.80
|
$3.76
€3.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
£3.37
|
$4.89
€4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.10
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.56
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
£1.36
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
£1.53
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.49
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.51
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Bath
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.08
£5.48
|
$7.15
€6.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.61
£81.02
|
$37.51
€34.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,293.48
|
$26,794.08
€24,736.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.77
£13.76
|
$17.15
€15.83
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
|
Bath
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.36
£31.26
|
$29.46
€27.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,478.60
£1,145.18
|
$1,180.31
€1,089.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,248.49
£966.96
|
$763.10
€704.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$236.72
£183.34
|
$167.26
€154.42
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
|
Bath
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,614.42
£1,250.37
|
$508.83
€469.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£12,003.60
|
$10,490.67
€9,684.89
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bath
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£5.00
|
$5.36
€4.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
£3.31
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.40
£14.25
|
$6.43
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.95
£41.01
|
$58.31
€53.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.92
£10.00
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Bath
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.91
£58.02
|
$65.43
€60.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.44
£26.67
|
$30.74
€28.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.88
£66.52
|
$77.17
€71.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.60
£73.27
|
$102.32
€94.46
|
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