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Rome vs. Boca Raton Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 3.8% cheaper than Boca Raton.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Rome
Groceries: pay 9.9% less in Rome
Transportation: pay 48.7% more in Rome
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Rome
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Rome
Clothing: pay 51.6% more in Rome

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

Rome vs. Boca Raton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Boca Raton, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Boca Raton	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$17.52 €15.05	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$11.68 €10.03	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$2.50 €2.15	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$1.34 €1.15	-35.7%
Average			-17.1%

Boca Raton vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% less for groceries

	Boca Raton	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$2.21 €1.90	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$9.54 €8.19	+66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$7.12 €6.11	+73.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72	$4.62 €3.97	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.47	$5.53 €4.75	-26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$1.21 €1.04	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.04 €0.89	+27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.08 €0.92	-46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.44 €1.23	-8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.85 €0.73	-49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.98 €0.84	-51.1%
Average			-9.9%

Boca Raton vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.7% more for transportation

	Boca Raton	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$7.66 €6.58	+141.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$40.88 €35.11	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,500.00	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97	$19.86 €17.05	+99.3%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Boca Raton	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.00	$32.12 €27.58	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,980.00	$927.65 €796.68	-53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.46	$171.74 €147.49	-8.9%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Boca Raton	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$568.18 €487.96	-54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,951.36 €9,405.15
Average			-54.5%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Boca Raton	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.84 €5.02	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$2.01 €1.73	-56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$7.18 €6.17	-40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.67	$70.65 €60.67	+98.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$11.68 €10.03	-22.1%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 51.6% more for clothing

	Boca Raton	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.75	$81.76 €70.22	+100.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$37.76 €32.43	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$88.68 €76.16	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.25	$116.80 €100.31	+90.7%
Average			+51.6%

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