Cost of living comparison
Rome is 16.9% more expensive than Mayaguez.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.8% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 6.2% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 20.3% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 28.1% more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 4.6% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.1% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 18.1% more in Rome
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Rome are more expensive than in Mayaguez.
If you lived in Rome instead of Mayaguez, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
Mayaguez
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$2.23
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
|
$1.12
€0.95
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Mayaguez
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$7.00
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
|
$6.20
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.82
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$4.89
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.07
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.92
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.09
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.73
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Mayaguez
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$7.15
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€31.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$17.15
€14.56
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Mayaguez
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.00
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$600.00
|
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
|
$763.10
€647.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.90
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
Mayaguez
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$508.83
€431.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mayaguez
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
|
$1.53
€1.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
|
$58.31
€49.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Mayaguez
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.00
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$102.32
€86.87
|
|
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