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Mooresville vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Mooresville is 35.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Mooresville
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Mooresville
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in Mooresville
Housing: pay 31.7% more in Mooresville
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Mooresville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Mooresville
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Mooresville

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

Mooresville vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Mooresville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$15.50	-3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$9.00	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$2.15	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$1.50	+33.6%
Average			+2.6%

Rome vs. Mooresville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Rome	Mooresville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$2.47	+38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$4.78	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$3.46	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$2.60	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$3.00	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$1.60	+49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.60	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$2.34	+162.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$2.00	+82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$1.48	+103.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$2.11	+169.0%
Average			+38.7%

Rome vs. Mooresville - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	Rome	Mooresville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$3.09	-56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$34,244.87	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$14.43	-15.9%
Average			-15.0%

Rome vs. Mooresville - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.7% more for housing

	Rome	Mooresville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$50.00	+69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$1,414.50	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$1,200.00	+57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$133.74	-20.0%
Average			+31.7%

Rome vs. Mooresville - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Rome	Mooresville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$1,450.00	+185.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$22,500.00	+114.5%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Mooresville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$4.00	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$3.93	+157.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$8.00	+24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$50.00	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$13.75	+28.3%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Mooresville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$54.25	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$35.00	+13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$89.83	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$113.75	+11.2%
Average			+6.1%

Rome vs. Mooresville - Cost of clothing

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