Cost of living comparison
Rome is 8.9% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.6% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 27.2% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 11.9% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 35.2% less in Rome
- Childcare
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pay 4.6% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.0% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 2.8% less in Rome
The cost of transportation and childcare in Rome are more expensive than in San Juan. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$7.00
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$4.89
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$7.15
€6.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$37.51
€34.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$26,794.08
€24,637.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$17.15
€15.77
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$29.46
€27.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$1,180.31
€1,085.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$763.10
€701.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$167.26
€153.80
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$508.83
€467.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$10,490.67
€9,646.15
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$58.31
€53.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$65.43
€60.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$30.74
€28.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$77.17
€70.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$102.32
€94.08
|
|
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