Cost of living comparison
Rome is 18.9% cheaper than Santa Maria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.3% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 18.2% less in Rome
- Transportation
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pay 13.6% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 34.2% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 67.5% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.5% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% more in Rome
The cost of transportation and clothing in Rome are more expensive than in Santa Maria. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Santa Maria, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Santa Maria
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.00
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Santa Maria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.47
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$7.00
€6.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$6.20
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
|
$3.76
€3.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.20
|
$4.89
€4.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Santa Maria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.15
€6.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€34.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$26,794.08
€24,544.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$17.15
€15.71
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
|
Santa Maria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$29.46
€26.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,241.33
|
$1,180.31
€1,081.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,050.00
|
$763.10
€699.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$167.26
€153.22
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
|
Santa Maria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$508.83
€466.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$10,490.67
€9,609.93
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Maria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.43
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
|
$58.31
€53.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Santa Maria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$65.43
€59.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.99
|
$30.74
€28.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.50
|
$77.17
€70.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.50
|
$102.32
€93.73
|
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