Cost of living comparison
Rome is 22.4% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.8% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 16.3% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 23.3% less in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 20.3% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 57.8% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 29.7% less in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 16.4% less in Rome
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Reading, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Reading
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.83
|
$16.08
€13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.44
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.35
|
$2.23
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.84
|
$1.12
€0.96
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Reading
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.05
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.11
|
$7.00
€5.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.66
|
$6.20
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.58
|
$3.76
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.70
|
$4.89
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.98
|
$1.07
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.92
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.02
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.62
|
$1.09
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.73
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Reading
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.09
|
$7.15
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.24
|
$37.51
€32.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
$26,794.08
€22,860.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.55
|
$17.15
€14.63
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Reading
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.43
|
$29.46
€25.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,176.61
|
$1,180.31
€1,007.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£996.19
|
$763.10
€651.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£106.63
|
$167.26
€142.71
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Reading
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,204.85
|
$508.83
€434.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,274.59
|
$10,490.67
€8,950.64
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.71
|
$5.36
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.40
|
$1.53
€1.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.18
|
$6.43
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.00
|
$58.31
€49.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.35
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Reading
|
Rome
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.12
|
$65.43
€55.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.10
|
$30.74
€26.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£64.32
|
$77.17
€65.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£66.83
|
$102.32
€87.30
|
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