Cost of living comparison
Rome is 12.7% more expensive than Las Cruces.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.1% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 3.7% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 45.0% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 7.9% more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 26.5% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.3% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 22.9% more in Rome
The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Las Cruces. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Las Cruces, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
Las Cruces
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$2.23
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.12
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Las Cruces
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$1.78
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
|
$7.00
€6.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$6.20
€6.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
|
$3.76
€3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.09
€1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
pay 45.0% more for transportation
|
Las Cruces
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.02
|
$7.15
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$37.51
€36.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,000.00
|
$26,794.08
€25,984.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.85
|
$17.15
€16.63
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
|
Las Cruces
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$29.46
€28.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,180.31
€1,144.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.00
|
$763.10
€740.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.14
|
$167.26
€162.21
|
|
pay 26.5% more for childcare
|
Las Cruces
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.00
|
$508.83
€493.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,500.00
|
$10,490.67
€10,173.76
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Las Cruces
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
|
$1.53
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.29
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
|
$58.31
€56.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
|
Las Cruces
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.25
|
$65.43
€63.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$30.74
€29.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.00
|
$77.17
€74.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.67
|
$102.32
€99.23
|
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