Cost of living comparison
Rome is 31.4% cheaper than Brooklyn.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.5% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 39.6% less in Rome
- Transportation
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pay 2.7% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 37.2% less in Rome
- Childcare
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pay 49.0% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 51.3% less in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 18.9% less in Rome
Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Brooklyn, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Brooklyn
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
|
$2.23
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$1.12
€0.96
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Brooklyn
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
|
$7.00
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
|
$6.20
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.54
|
$3.76
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
|
$4.89
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
|
$1.07
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.92
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.87
|
$1.09
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.73
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Brooklyn
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
|
$7.15
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$132.00
|
$37.51
€32.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,343.00
|
$26,794.08
€22,922.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
|
$17.15
€14.67
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Brooklyn
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.83
|
$29.46
€25.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,300.00
|
$1,180.31
€1,009.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,356.67
|
$763.10
€652.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.04
|
$167.26
€143.09
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Brooklyn
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,772.22
|
$508.83
€435.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,333.33
|
$10,490.67
€8,974.77
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brooklyn
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.36
€4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
|
$1.53
€1.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$119.50
|
$58.31
€49.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Brooklyn
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.43
|
$65.43
€55.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.33
|
$30.74
€26.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
$77.17
€66.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
|
$102.32
€87.53
|
|
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