Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Rome, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Rome
|
West Island
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Rome
|
West Island
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.53
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.56
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Rome
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.67
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,997.96
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Rome
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,101.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€711.94
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€156.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Rome
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€474.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,787.44
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€54.41
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Rome
|
West Island
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€61.05
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€28.68
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€71.99
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€95.46
|
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