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Asheville vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Asheville is 66.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in Asheville
Groceries: pay 53.1% more in Asheville
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Asheville
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Asheville
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Asheville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% more in Asheville
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Asheville

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Asheville are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Asheville.

Asheville vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asheville instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	Rome	Asheville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$20.00	+24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$10.00	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$2.50	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$1.65	+46.7%
Average			+19.1%

Rome vs. Asheville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.1% more for groceries

	Rome	Asheville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$3.31	+85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$6.33	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$3.27	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$3.03	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$5.42	+10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$2.32	+116.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.83	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$1.97	+121.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$2.05	+87.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$1.48	+102.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$1.94	+146.7%
Average			+53.1%

Rome vs. Asheville - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Rome	Asheville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$3.26	-54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	$20.00	-46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$34,689.37	+29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$29.85	+74.1%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Rome	Asheville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$94.14	+219.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$2,175.00	+84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$1,621.43	+112.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$164.67	-1.6%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Rome	Asheville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$1,802.11	+254.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$25,965.00	+147.5%
Average			+200.8%

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Asheville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$8.00	+49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$5.50	+260.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$7.25	+12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$43.00	-26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$12.92	+20.5%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Asheville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$59.25	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$58.50	+90.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$67.00	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$143.33	+40.1%
Average			+26.9%

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