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Hoboken vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Hoboken is 81.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Hoboken
Groceries: pay 55.9% more in Hoboken
Transportation: pay 59.3% more in Hoboken
Housing: pay 97.2% more in Hoboken
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Hoboken
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.5% more in Hoboken
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Hoboken

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Hoboken are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hoboken.

Hoboken vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Hoboken
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$15.00	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$10.00	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$2.37	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$2.00	+77.6%
Average			+17.6%

Rome vs. Hoboken - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.9% more for groceries

	Rome	Hoboken
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$4.04	+126.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$3.31	-52.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$4.19	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$3.46	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$5.00	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$2.45	+128.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$1.12	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$2.25	+152.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$2.47	+125.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$1.14	+55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$1.53	+94.7%
Average			+55.9%

Rome vs. Hoboken - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Hoboken
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$3.43	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$132.00	+251.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$36,344.69	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$17.46	+1.8%
Average			+59.3%

Rome vs. Hoboken - Cost of transportation

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pay 97.2% more for housing

	Rome	Hoboken
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$40.00	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$3,775.00	+219.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$2,225.00	+191.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$69.33	-58.5%
Average			+97.2%

Rome vs. Hoboken - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Rome	Hoboken
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$1,750.00	+243.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	??
Average			+243.9%

Rome vs. Hoboken - Cost of childcare

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pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Hoboken
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$8.00	+49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$5.00	+227.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$12.00	+86.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$50.00	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$17.50	+63.3%
Average			+82.5%

Rome vs. Hoboken - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Rome	Hoboken
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$50.00	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$49.95	+62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$86.67	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$98.00	-4.2%
Average			+11.8%

Rome vs. Hoboken - Cost of clothing

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