Cost of living comparison
Chandler is 40.2% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.5% more in Chandler
- Groceries
-
pay 22.0% more in Chandler
- Transportation
-
pay 37.0% more in Chandler
- Housing
-
pay 66.8% more in Chandler
- Childcare
-
pay 81.7% more in Chandler
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.2% more in Chandler
- Clothing
-
pay 8.9% more in Chandler
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Chandler are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Chandler.
If you lived in Chandler instead of Rome, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$19.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$10.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$1.63
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$3.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$4.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$3.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$3.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$5.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$1.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$1.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$3.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.98
|
$105.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
$36,113.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
$72.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
$1,545.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.01
|
$1,546.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
$147.71
|
|
pay 81.7% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.43
|
$1,091.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
$15,605.00
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$9.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.28
|
$33.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$10.50
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
$78.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.97
|
$102.00
|
|
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