Cost of living comparison
Las Vegas is 38.0% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.6% more in Las Vegas
- Groceries
-
pay 34.9% more in Las Vegas
- Transportation
-
pay 16.9% more in Las Vegas
- Housing
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pay 66.1% more in Las Vegas
- Childcare
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pay 44.1% more in Las Vegas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.2% more in Las Vegas
- Clothing
-
pay 3.4% more in Las Vegas
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Las Vegas are more expensive than in Rome.
If you lived in Las Vegas instead of Rome, you would:
pay 44.6% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Las Vegas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$20.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$2.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$2.37
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Las Vegas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$3.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$6.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$3.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$4.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$1.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$1.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$1.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$1.21
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Las Vegas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$4.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.99
|
$64.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,566.01
|
$36,457.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$17.22
|
|
pay 66.1% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Las Vegas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.91
|
$72.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,038.11
|
$1,504.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.16
|
$1,372.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.11
|
$186.57
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Las Vegas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.53
|
$997.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,226.79
|
$9,666.67
|
|
pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Las Vegas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$5.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.29
|
$25.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Las Vegas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.55
|
$46.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$42.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.87
|
$84.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.99
|
$95.73
|
|
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