Cost of living comparison
Rome is 33.9% cheaper than Palo Alto.
If you lived in Rome instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
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Palo Alto
|
Rome
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
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pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.44
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.26
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.07
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
|
$5.10
€4.76
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
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pay 4.2% less for transportation
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Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$37.90
€35.36
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$26,749.78
€24,956.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,042.78
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.39
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,848.75
|
$721.77
€673.39
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.46
|
$175.72
€163.94
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,158.33
|
$516.83
€482.18
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$47,500.00
|
$9,813.53
€9,155.69
|
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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$62.20
€58.03
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
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pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Palo Alto
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.98
|
$67.31
€62.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
|
$30.97
€28.90
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.19
|
$81.10
€75.66
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
|
$103.39
€96.46
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