Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Richmond Hill, Canada

Richmond Hill vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 24.1% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Richmond Hill
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Richmond Hill
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Richmond Hill
Housing: pay 63.8% more in Richmond Hill
Childcare: pay 35.5% more in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Richmond Hill
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Richmond Hill

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Richmond Hill are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Richmond Hill.

Richmond Hill vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Rome	Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.92	$16.17 CA$21.97	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.28	$8.98 CA$12.21	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.93	$1.98 CA$2.70	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.97	$1.35 CA$1.83	+19.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Rome	Richmond Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.54	$2.26 CA$3.07	+26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.06	$3.56 CA$4.83	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.37	$10.90 CA$14.82	+75.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.25	$3.09 CA$4.20	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.24	$3.74 CA$5.09	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$1.89 CA$2.57	+76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.57 CA$0.77	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$0.81 CA$1.11	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.95	$1.52 CA$2.07	+39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$1.08 CA$1.47	+48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$0.95 CA$1.29	+20.9%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Rome	Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.19	$4.13 CA$5.61	-42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.48	$110.65 CA$150.37	+195.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,199.33	$24,412.64 CA$33,178.00	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.85	$13.24 CA$17.99	-22.8%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Rome	Richmond Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.50	$50.29 CA$68.35	+70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,021.96	$1,767.47 CA$2,402.08	+49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €660.72	$1,903.98 CA$2,587.61	+149.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €144.82	$142.85 CA$194.14	-14.6%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 35.5% more for childcare

	Rome	Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €440.57	$646.64 CA$878.81	+27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,083.22	$15,088.16 CA$20,505.56	+43.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.64	$4.85 CA$6.59	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.32	$3.16 CA$4.30	+107.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.57	$10.78 CA$14.65	+67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €50.49	$46.70 CA$63.47	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.28	$10.60 CA$14.40	-1.1%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Rome	Richmond Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €56.66	$43.11 CA$58.59	-34.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.61	$52.09 CA$70.79	+69.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €66.81	$61.07 CA$83.00	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €88.59	$81.37 CA$110.58	-20.5%
Average			-1.5%

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