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Blenheim vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Blenheim is 15.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Blenheim
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Blenheim
Transportation: pay 35.9% more in Blenheim
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Blenheim
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Blenheim
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.3% more in Blenheim
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Blenheim

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Blenheim are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Blenheim.

Blenheim vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Rome	Blenheim
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$2.41 NZ$4.34	+8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$1.84 NZ$3.30	+63.6%
Average			+19.9%

Rome vs. Blenheim - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Rome	Blenheim
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$1.59 NZ$2.86	-10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$3.88 NZ$6.98	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$7.24 NZ$13.03	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$5.67 NZ$10.20	+50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$2.84 NZ$5.11	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.81 NZ$1.46	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$1.29 NZ$2.31	+44.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+130.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.85 NZ$1.53	+16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$1.08 NZ$1.95	+38.1%
Average			+19.4%

Rome vs. Blenheim - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.9% more for transportation

	Rome	Blenheim
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$6.28 NZ$11.30	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+218.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$17,617.83 NZ$31,681.05	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$12.24 NZ$22.02	-28.6%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Rome	Blenheim
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$796.29 NZ$1,431.91	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$567.35 NZ$1,020.24	-25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$43.50 NZ$78.22	-74.0%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Rome	Blenheim
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$477.77 NZ$859.15	-6.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	-3.2%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Blenheim
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$5.97 NZ$10.74	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$3.34 NZ$6.01	+119.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+266.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$31.25 NZ$56.20	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+0.3%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Rome	Blenheim
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$37.33 NZ$67.12	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$29.86 NZ$53.70	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$85.40 NZ$153.57	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$71.67 NZ$128.87	-30.0%
Average			-16.3%

Rome vs. Blenheim - Cost of clothing

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