Cost of living comparison
Rome is 15.0% cheaper than New Haven.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.0% less in Rome
- Groceries
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pay 24.6% less in Rome
- Transportation
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pay 1.2% less in Rome
- Housing
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pay 27.1% less in Rome
- Childcare
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pay 63.7% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 7.1% less in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 27.4% more in Rome
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of New Haven, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
New Haven
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
|
New Haven
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.99
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
|
$7.00
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
|
$4.89
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
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pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
New Haven
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$7.15
€6.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.00
|
$37.51
€34.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,408.81
|
$26,794.08
€24,637.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
|
$17.15
€15.77
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
|
New Haven
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.80
|
$29.46
€27.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,908.33
|
$1,180.31
€1,085.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.00
|
$763.10
€701.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.66
|
$167.26
€153.80
|
|
pay 63.7% less for childcare
|
New Haven
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$508.83
€467.87
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,490.67
€9,646.15
|
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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Haven
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.00
|
$58.31
€53.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.75
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
New Haven
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.17
|
$65.43
€60.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.67
|
$30.74
€28.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
|
$77.17
€70.95
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$102.32
€94.08
|
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