Cost of living comparison
Rome is 35.6% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Rome instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Majuro
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$7.00
€6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$1.09
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Majuro
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$7.15
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€35.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$17.15
€16.44
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Majuro
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$763.10
€731.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$508.83
€487.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.53
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$58.31
€55.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$102.32
€98.10
|
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