Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 75.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Rome, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Rome
|
San Diego
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.00
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.03
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Rome
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.68
|
$4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.24
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.74
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.59
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.92
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.04
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Rome
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.70
|
$5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.16
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,105.03
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.10
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Rome
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.07
|
$73.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,056.08
|
$2,785.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€650.41
|
$2,355.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€158.35
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Rome
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€465.73
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€8,843.27
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.88
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.43
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€56.05
|
$89.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Rome
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€60.66
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€27.91
|
$54.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€73.08
|
$88.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€93.17
|
$119.17
|
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