Cost of living comparison
Rome is 35.5% cheaper than Palo Alto.
If you lived in Rome instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
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Palo Alto
|
Rome
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
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pay 38.4% less for groceries
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.22
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
|
$7.00
€6.53
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.75
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
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pay 7.5% less for transportation
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Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$7.15
€6.67
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$37.51
€35.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$26,794.08
€24,997.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$17.15
€16.00
|
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pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$29.46
€27.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,397.50
|
$1,180.31
€1,101.19
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,198.33
|
$763.10
€711.94
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$167.26
€156.05
|
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pay 76.7% less for childcare
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,705.00
|
$508.83
€474.72
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$10,490.67
€9,787.44
|
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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$58.31
€54.41
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.99
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
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pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$65.43
€61.05
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$30.74
€28.68
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$77.17
€71.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.22
|
$102.32
€95.46
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