Cost of living comparison
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Rome vs. Carpi Cost of Living Summary
Rome is 27.9% more expensive than Carpi.
Rome vs. Carpi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Rome instead of Carpi, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Carpi
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.85
€17.23
|
$17.52
€15.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€10.39
|
$11.68
€10.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.05
€2.65
|
$2.50
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.18
|
$1.34
€1.16
|
|
Carpi vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.9% less for groceries
|
Carpi
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
€2.45
|
$2.21
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.46
€8.21
|
$9.54
€8.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
€4.67
|
$7.12
€6.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.74
€4.11
|
$4.62
€4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.98
|
$5.53
€4.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.96
|
$1.21
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.92
|
$1.04
€0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.15
|
$1.08
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.56
|
$1.44
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.92
|
$0.85
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.71
|
$0.98
€0.85
|
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Carpi vs. Rome - Cost of groceries
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Carpi
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€6.87
|
$7.66
€6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.88
€35.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,030.34
€24,330.84
|
$29,199.74
€25,345.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.80
€15.45
|
$19.86
€17.24
|
|
Carpi vs. Rome - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Carpi
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.85
€25.91
|
$32.12
€27.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.78
€354.82
|
$1,436.63
€1,247.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.98
€253.45
|
$927.65
€805.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.39
€139.22
|
$171.74
€149.08
|
|
Carpi vs. Rome - Cost of housing
pay 60.2% more for childcare
|
Carpi
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$661.83
€574.48
|
$568.18
€493.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,671.72
€4,055.14
|
$10,951.36
€9,505.98
|
|
Carpi vs. Rome - Cost of childcare
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Carpi
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
€5.07
|
$5.84
€5.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
€1.76
|
$2.01
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.01
€6.08
|
$7.18
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€30.41
|
$70.65
€61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.68
€10.14
|
$11.68
€10.14
|
|
Carpi vs. Rome - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Carpi
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.27
€86.17
|
$81.76
€70.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.88
€35.48
|
$37.76
€32.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.11
€91.24
|
$88.68
€76.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.30
€110.50
|
$116.80
€101.38
|
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Carpi vs. Rome - Cost of clothing
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