Cost of living comparison
Rome is 4.6% cheaper than Newark.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.6% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 8.6% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 44.9% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 15.6% less in Rome
- Childcare
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pay 35.1% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 8.4% less in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 10.9% less in Rome
The cost of transportation and restaurants in Rome are more expensive than in Newark. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Newark, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
|
Newark
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.23
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.12
€1.09
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Newark
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
|
$1.78
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.27
|
$7.00
€6.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.67
|
$6.20
€6.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
|
$3.76
€3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.09
€1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Newark
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
|
$7.15
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$37.51
€36.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$26,794.08
€25,984.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.15
€16.63
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Newark
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
|
$29.46
€28.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,533.33
|
$1,180.31
€1,144.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,300.00
|
$763.10
€740.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.00
|
$167.26
€162.21
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
|
Newark
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$508.83
€493.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
|
$10,490.67
€10,173.76
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Newark
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$1.53
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.82
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.31
€56.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Newark
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.00
|
$65.43
€63.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$30.74
€29.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.33
|
$77.17
€74.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$275.00
|
$102.32
€99.23
|
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