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Sopot vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Sopot is 17.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% less in Sopot
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Sopot
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Sopot
Housing: pay 19.5% less in Sopot
Childcare: pay 35.6% less in Sopot
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Sopot
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in Sopot

Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Sopot.

Sopot vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sopot instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 7.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Sopot
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$9.90 PLN41.15	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$7.42 PLN30.86	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$2.07 PLN8.62	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$1.65 PLN6.86	+46.9%
Average			-7.4%

Rome vs. Sopot - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Sopot
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$1.21 PLN5.02	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$4.56 PLN18.95	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$3.47 PLN14.44	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$3.00 PLN12.48	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$2.73 PLN11.35	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$0.42 PLN1.74	-60.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.73 PLN3.04	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.73 PLN3.02	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$1.01 PLN4.20	-7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.37 PLN1.56	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.50 PLN2.06	-36.7%
Average			-33.5%

Rome vs. Sopot - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Sopot
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$6.08 PLN25.29	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$29.45 PLN122.42	-21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$7.92 PLN32.92	-53.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	Rome	Sopot
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$15.63 PLN65.00	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	-30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$204.68 PLN850.93	+22.4%
Average			-19.5%

Rome vs. Sopot - Cost of housing

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pay 35.6% less for childcare

	Rome	Sopot
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	-35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	-36.3%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Sopot
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$3.71 PLN15.43	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$3.41 PLN14.19	+123.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$4.58 PLN19.03	-28.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$34.03 PLN141.45	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$6.19 PLN25.72	-42.3%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Rome	Sopot
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$70.36 PLN292.52	+7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$34.03 PLN141.45	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$69.29 PLN288.05	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$75.16 PLN312.48	-26.5%
Average			-4.6%

Rome vs. Sopot - Cost of clothing

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