Cost of living comparison
Costa Mesa is 59.5% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.4% more in Costa Mesa
- Groceries
-
pay 63.4% more in Costa Mesa
- Transportation
-
pay 18.8% less in Costa Mesa
- Housing
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pay 2.3 times more in Costa Mesa
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Costa Mesa
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 74.3% more in Costa Mesa
- Clothing
-
pay 16.1% more in Costa Mesa
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Costa Mesa are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Costa Mesa.
If you lived in Costa Mesa instead of Rome, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Costa Mesa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$3.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.31
|
$4.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$2.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.03
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,590.50
|
$25,499.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.10
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Rome
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.93
|
$66.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,039.19
|
$2,798.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.86
|
$2,466.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.27
|
$191.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.99
|
$1,100.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,236.37
|
?? | |
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.34
|
$40.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$15.10
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.61
|
$51.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.06
|
$48.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.94
|
$86.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€90.09
|
$117.25
|
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