Cost of living comparison
Rome is 6.8% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.6% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 20.6% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 8.9% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 2.9% more in Rome
- Childcare
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pay 15.3% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.7% more in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 8.6% more in Rome
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Rome are more expensive than in Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Rome instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$16.08
€14.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.23
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$7.00
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$6.20
€5.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$4.89
€4.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.09
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$7.15
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$37.51
€33.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$26,794.08
€23,590.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$17.15
€15.10
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$29.46
€25.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$1,180.31
€1,039.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$763.10
€671.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$167.26
€147.27
|
|
pay 15.3% more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$508.83
€447.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$10,490.67
€9,236.37
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.53
€1.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$58.31
€51.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$65.43
€57.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$30.74
€27.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$77.17
€67.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$102.32
€90.09
|
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