Cost of living comparison
Palmer is 45.1% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.6% more in Palmer
- Groceries
-
pay 72.8% more in Palmer
- Transportation
-
pay 0.5% less in Palmer
- Housing
-
pay 95.7% more in Palmer
- Childcare
-
pay 44.0% more in Palmer
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.9% more in Palmer
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% more in Palmer
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Palmer are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Palmer.
If you lived in Palmer instead of Rome, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Palmer
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Palmer
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$3.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$6.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$5.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$3.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$2.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$3.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Palmer
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$4.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.99
|
$60.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,566.01
|
$23,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$16.42
|
|
pay 95.7% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Palmer
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.91
|
$129.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,038.11
|
$1,350.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.16
|
$1,175.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.11
|
$126.18
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Palmer
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.53
|
$962.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,226.79
|
$10,350.00
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Palmer
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$10.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.29
|
$75.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Palmer
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.55
|
$47.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.87
|
$93.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.99
|
$101.25
|
|
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