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Doncaster vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Doncaster is 16.3% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Doncaster
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Doncaster
Transportation: pay 4.8% more in Doncaster
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Doncaster
Childcare: pay 86.3% more in Doncaster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% more in Doncaster
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Doncaster

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

Doncaster vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Doncaster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$19.37 £15.87	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$8.26 £6.77	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$1.55 £1.27	-30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$1.29 £1.06	+15.0%
Average			-4.5%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Rome	Doncaster
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$1.95 £1.60	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$4.36 £3.57	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$5.29 £4.33	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$3.16 £2.59	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$4.07 £3.33	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$1.28 £1.05	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.64 £0.52	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.95 £0.78	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$1.17 £0.96	+7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.55 £0.45	-25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.59 £0.48	-25.3%
Average			-11.2%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Doncaster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$6.94 £5.69	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$54.24 £44.44	+44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$27,144.89 £22,236.25	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$13.07 £10.71	-23.8%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Rome	Doncaster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$42.99 £35.21	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$597.34 £489.32	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$574.73 £470.80	-24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$150.48 £123.26	-10.0%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 86.3% more for childcare

	Rome	Doncaster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$1,203.28 £985.69	+136.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$14,287.63 £11,703.99	+36.2%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Doncaster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$5.17 £4.23	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$4.04 £3.31	+164.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$16.47 £13.49	+156.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$29.06 £23.80	-50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$9.94 £8.14	-7.3%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Doncaster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$67.16 £55.02	+2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$31.43 £25.74	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$80.72 £66.12	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$77.49 £63.48	-24.3%
Average			-3.7%

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