Cost of living comparison
Aracaju is 53.6% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.1% less in Aracaju
- Groceries
-
pay 51.9% less in Aracaju
- Transportation
-
pay 51.0% less in Aracaju
- Housing
-
pay 74.7% less in Aracaju
- Childcare
-
pay 74.1% less in Aracaju
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.9% less in Aracaju
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% less in Aracaju
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Aracaju.
If you lived in Aracaju instead of Rome, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Aracaju
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$4.35
R$24.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$5.23
R$29.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.91
|
$0.84
R$4.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.96
|
$0.57
R$3.15
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Rome
|
Aracaju
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
$1.37
R$7.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.99
|
$3.20
R$17.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.30
|
$3.56
R$19.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.22
|
$1.45
R$8.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$1.44
R$8.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.92
|
$0.68
R$3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.55
R$3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.20
R$1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.94
|
$0.45
R$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.40
R$2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.32
R$1.76
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Aracaju
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.12
|
$3.74
R$20.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,922.33
|
$17,417.40
R$96,842.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.67
|
$5.06
R$28.13
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Rome
|
Aracaju
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.20
|
$12.19
R$67.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,009.76
|
$156.76
R$871.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€652.83
|
$110.32
R$613.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€143.09
|
$53.80
R$299.14
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Rome
|
Aracaju
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€435.31
|
$60.96
R$338.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,974.77
|
$4,180.38
R$23,243.35
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Aracaju
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$1.57
R$8.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.31
|
$1.42
R$7.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$1.74
R$9.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.89
|
$20.90
R$116.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$5.92
R$32.93
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Rome
|
Aracaju
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.98
|
$44.71
R$248.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.30
|
$37.41
R$207.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€66.02
|
$69.67
R$387.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€87.53
|
$72.58
R$403.53
|
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