Cost of living comparison
Rome is 19.8% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Rome instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
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Douglas
|
Rome
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
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pay 6.7% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$7.00
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.09
€1.05
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
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pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$7.15
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
$37.51
€35.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$17.15
€16.44
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$763.10
€731.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$508.83
€487.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$1.53
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$58.31
€55.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
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pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$102.32
€98.10
|
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