Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.4 times more expensive than Bauru.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 95.9% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 68.1% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.3 times more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 37.3% more in Rome
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Rome are more expensive than in Bauru. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bauru, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bauru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.79
R$27.12
|
$16.08
€14.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$34.52
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R$4.93
|
$2.23
€2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
R$2.84
|
$1.12
€1.01
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
Bauru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
R$7.23
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.24
R$12.66
|
$7.00
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
R$17.38
|
$6.20
€5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
R$11.24
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
R$8.13
|
$4.89
€4.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
R$4.46
|
$1.07
€0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$3.26
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
R$2.38
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
R$4.07
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
R$2.94
|
$0.73
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.62
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Bauru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
R$19.20
|
$7.15
€6.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.13
R$147.95
|
$37.51
€33.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,418.44
R$98,631.93
|
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.45
R$59.18
|
$17.15
€15.36
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Bauru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.29
R$103.55
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$259.10
R$1,467.14
|
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.94
R$900.01
|
$763.10
€683.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.75
R$287.36
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bauru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
R$1,117.82
|
$508.83
€455.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.48
R$29,589.28
|
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bauru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
R$5.67
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.31
R$7.40
|
$1.53
€1.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
R$9.86
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.16
R$108.47
|
$58.31
€52.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
R$18.25
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Bauru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.32
R$216.99
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
R$184.93
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.14
R$357.54
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.14
R$357.54
|
$102.32
€91.67
|
|
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