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Rome vs. Derby Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 9.2% cheaper than Derby.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Rome
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Rome
Housing: pay 12.3% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 57.7% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Rome
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Rome

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

Rome vs. Derby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Derby	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.71 £18.62	$17.52 €15.23	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.05	$11.68 €10.16	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 £1.70	$2.50 €2.18	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 £1.18	$1.34 €1.16	-14.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Derby	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 £1.08	$2.21 €1.92	+55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.59 £3.46	$9.54 €8.29	+107.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.66 £4.27	$7.12 €6.19	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.90 £2.94	$4.62 €4.02	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 £3.00	$5.53 €4.81	+38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.07 £1.56	$1.21 €1.05	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 £0.92	$1.04 €0.91	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.98	$1.08 €0.94	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.05	$1.44 €1.25	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 £0.32	$0.85 €0.74	+101.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.98 €0.85	+31.6%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Derby	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 £5.39	$7.66 €6.66	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.14 £69.46	$40.88 €35.55	-55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,471.71	$29,199.74 €25,390.11	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.95 £13.53	$19.86 €17.27	+10.6%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Derby	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.29 £34.90	$32.12 €27.93	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$787.91 £593.89	$1,436.63 €1,249.19	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$701.10 £528.47	$927.65 €806.62	+32.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.43 £197.81	$171.74 €149.34	-34.6%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

	Derby	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,825.09 £1,375.69	$568.18 €494.05	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,432.12 £15,401.00	$10,951.36 €9,522.56	-46.4%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Derby	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.14 £4.63	$5.84 €5.08	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.92 £3.71	$2.01 €1.75	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.33 £13.82	$7.18 €6.25	-60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.07 £33.97	$70.65 €61.43	+56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.36 £11.58	$11.68 €10.16	-23.9%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Derby	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.74 £87.24	$81.76 €71.09	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.87 £43.62	$37.76 €32.84	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.46 £59.14	$88.68 €77.11	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.93 £73.82	$116.80 €101.56	+19.3%
Average			-8.0%

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