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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 39.3% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 39.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 37.3% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 64.0% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 35.3% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Sao Jose dos Campos

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$4.35 R$26.92	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$6.10 R$37.69	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$1.24 R$7.65	-44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$0.75 R$4.63	-33.3%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 39.9% less for groceries

	Rome	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$1.24 R$7.65	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$4.00 R$24.72	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$3.71 R$22.94	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$1.99 R$12.29	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$1.49 R$9.23	-69.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$0.81 R$5.01	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.67 R$4.17	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$0.46 R$2.87	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.66 R$4.09	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.54 R$3.35	-25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.44 R$2.73	-43.8%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 37.3% less for transportation

	Rome	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$3.49 R$21.58	-51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	$24.82 R$153.45	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$9.37 R$57.93	-45.4%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 64.0% less for housing

	Rome	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$19.08 R$117.96	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$338.41 R$2,092.13	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$249.66 R$1,543.46	-67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$29.69 R$183.54	-82.3%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 35.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$316.02 R$1,953.68	-37.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	-32.8%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$1.74 R$10.77	-67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$1.60 R$9.86	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$2.09 R$12.92	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$20.66 R$127.74	-64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$5.23 R$32.30	-51.2%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$58.03 R$358.76	-11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$45.00 R$278.18	+46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$75.09 R$464.25	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$64.70 R$399.97	-36.8%
Average			-1.1%

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