Cost of living comparison
Bloomield is 55.1% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.4% more in Bloomield
- Groceries
-
pay 63.9% more in Bloomield
- Transportation
-
pay 12.7% less in Bloomield
- Housing
-
pay 44.9% more in Bloomield
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Bloomield
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Bloomield
- Clothing
-
pay 10.4% more in Bloomield
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Bloomield are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bloomield.
If you lived in Bloomield instead of Rome, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Bloomield
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.68
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.18
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.10
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 63.9% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.74
|
$4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.83
|
$3.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€6.04
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.67
|
$3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.77
|
$5.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.05
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.90
|
$1.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.87
|
$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.07
|
$2.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.97
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€36.58
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€26,129.10
|
$25,343.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.72
|
$19.90
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.72
|
$50.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,151.02
|
$1,700.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€744.16
|
$1,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€163.11
|
$116.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€496.20
|
$1,750.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,230.31
|
$14,333.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.23
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.49
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.27
|
$13.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€56.87
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.45
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€63.81
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.97
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€75.25
|
$86.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€99.78
|
$98.00
|
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