Cost of living comparison
Redwood City is 97.7% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Redwood City instead of Rome, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Redwood City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.54
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€1.99
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.03
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
Rome
|
Redwood City
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.67
|
$2.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.20
|
$5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.70
|
$5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.49
|
$5.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.56
|
$7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.91
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.81
|
$1.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.03
|
$0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$1.89
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Rome
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.66
|
$4.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€33.93
|
$74.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€23,946.81
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.00
|
$22.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Rome
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€26.90
|
$64.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,049.14
|
$4,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€646.14
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€157.31
|
$146.44
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Rome
|
Redwood City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€462.67
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€8,785.22
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.85
|
$4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.42
|
$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
$8.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€55.69
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.70
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Rome
|
Redwood City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€60.26
|
$69.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€27.73
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€72.60
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€92.56
|
$120.00
|
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