Cost of living comparison
Rome is 22.8% cheaper than Denver.
If you lived in Rome instead of Denver, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Denver
|
Rome
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.25
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Denver
|
Rome
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$6.37
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.12
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.45
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Denver
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$37.90
€34.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,029.12
|
$26,749.78
€24,639.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.17
|
$17.87
€16.46
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Denver
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.42
|
$30.04
€27.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,127.73
|
$1,171.95
€1,079.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,708.10
|
$721.77
€664.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.75
|
$175.72
€161.86
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Denver
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,356.73
|
$516.83
€476.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,168.00
|
$9,813.53
€9,039.31
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denver
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.00
|
$62.20
€57.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Denver
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.86
|
$67.31
€62.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.78
|
$30.97
€28.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.46
|
$81.10
€74.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.47
|
$103.39
€95.23
|
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