Cost of living comparison
Portland is 72.9% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.7% more in Portland
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Portland
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% more in Portland
- Housing
-
pay 60.6% more in Portland
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Portland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.5% more in Portland
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% less in Portland
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Portland are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Portland.
If you lived in Portland instead of Rome, you would:
pay 50.7% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Portland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Portland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$3.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$4.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$4.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$3.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$4.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$2.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$2.79
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Portland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$3.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.98
|
$60.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
$32,765.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
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pay 60.6% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Portland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
$59.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
$1,740.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.01
|
$1,460.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
$172.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Portland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.43
|
$1,500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Portland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$6.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$5.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.28
|
$70.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$14.75
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Portland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
$46.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
$73.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.97
|
$83.33
|
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