Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Valparaiso (IN), United States

Valparaiso vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 15.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 42.5% more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 43.5% more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Valparaiso

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

Valparaiso vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.2% more for restaurants

	Rome	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$15.00	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$9.00	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$2.54	+13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$2.00	+78.1%
Average			+17.2%

Rome vs. Valparaiso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$3.14	+76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$4.92	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$2.75	-55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$2.50	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$4.76	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$2.56	+138.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.68	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$3.00	+236.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$3.00	+174.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.55	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.90	+14.7%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$3.33	-53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	$35,699.74	+33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	??
Average			-10.1%

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pay 43.5% more for housing

	Rome	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.90	$75.00	+154.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	$1,500.00	+27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.01	$1,000.00	+31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.08	$102.48	-38.7%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Rome	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.43	$660.00	+29.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	$11,136.00	+6.2%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$3.50	-34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$4.00	+162.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.65	$6.92	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.28	$15.00	-74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	$8.00	-25.4%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Rome	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.54	$45.67	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$21.50	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.85	$80.00	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.97	$120.00	+17.3%
Average			-9.8%

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