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Rome vs. Bridgeport Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 22.3% cheaper than Bridgeport.

Restaurants
pay 11.3% less in Rome
Groceries
pay 38.0% less in Rome
Transportation
pay 36.4% more in Rome
Housing
pay 31.5% less in Rome
Childcare
pay 69.7% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 2.0% less in Rome

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

Rome vs. Bridgeport Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Bridgeport, you would:

pay 11.3% less for restaurants

 
Bridgeport
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$16.80
€15.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$11.20
€10.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.59
 
$2.96
€2.66

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pay 38.0% less for groceries

 
Bridgeport
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$3.85
 
$2.22
€2.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.27
 
$7.42
€6.66
Milk (1 gallon) $4.50
 
$6.49
€5.82

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pay 36.4% more for transportation

 
Bridgeport
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
 
$8.04
€7.21
Monthly public transit pass ?? $39.19
€35.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,458.00
 
$35,551.60
€31,895.12

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pay 31.5% less for housing

 
Bridgeport
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.00
 
$31.87
€28.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,000.00
 
$1,208.81
€1,084.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,200.00
 
$873.39
€783.57

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

 
Bridgeport
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,600.82
 
$487.21
€437.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $34,363.00
 
$16,862.20
€15,127.92

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bridgeport
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$5.60
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.59
 
$2.07
€1.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.00
 
$7.28
€6.53

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

 
Bridgeport
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.00
 
$71.31
€63.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$76.43
 
$36.31
€32.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$83.63
€75.03

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