Cost of living comparison
Rome is 76.3% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Rome instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$17.87
€16.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$721.77
€663.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.72
€161.59
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$516.83
€475.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$62.20
€57.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Rome
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$103.39
€95.08
|
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