Cost of living comparison
Rome is 9.3% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Rome instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
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Rome
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£18.08
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.82
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.56
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.33
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.58
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.14
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.37
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.46
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.96
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.41
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.65
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£32.13
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£19,079.89
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.85
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.84
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£881.47
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£734.32
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.77
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£677.84
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,309.91
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.93
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.63
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£8.03
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Rome
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.67
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.52
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.85
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.85
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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