Cost of living comparison
Rome is 13.1% cheaper than Durham.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 0.8% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 45.2% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 32.0% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 59.7% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.6% less in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 19.9% less in Rome
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Durham, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
|
Durham
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.08
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
|
$2.23
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
|
$1.12
€1.01
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Durham
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.82
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
|
$7.00
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$6.20
€5.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.67
|
$4.89
€4.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.07
€0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.73
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
|
Durham
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$7.15
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.00
|
$37.51
€33.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,689.37
|
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.88
|
$17.15
€15.36
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Durham
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,875.00
|
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,433.33
|
$763.10
€683.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.77
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
|
Durham
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,270.00
|
$508.83
€455.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,900.00
|
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Durham
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$1.53
€1.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$58.31
€52.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Durham
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.91
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.71
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.67
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.67
|
$102.32
€91.67
|
|
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