Cost of living comparison
compared to
Rome vs. Doylestown Cost of Living Summary
Rome is 2.9% more expensive than Doylestown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.4% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 15.8% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 27.4% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 16.9% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 7.8% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.9% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 26.8% more in Rome
The cost of transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Doylestown. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Rome.
Rome vs. Doylestown Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Rome instead of Doylestown, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Doylestown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$17.52
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.68
€9.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.50
€2.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
|
$1.34
€1.14
|
|
Doylestown vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Doylestown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.78
|
$2.21
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
|
$9.54
€8.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.15
|
$7.12
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$4.62
€3.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.76
|
$5.53
€4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
$1.21
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.04
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.17
|
$1.08
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$1.44
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.85
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.98
€0.83
|
|
Doylestown vs. Rome - Cost of groceries
pay 27.4% more for transportation
|
Doylestown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$7.66
€6.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$40.88
€34.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,444.00
|
$29,199.74
€24,878.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
|
$19.86
€16.92
|
|
Doylestown vs. Rome - Cost of transportation
pay 16.9% less for housing
|
Doylestown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.83
|
$32.12
€27.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,966.67
|
$1,436.63
€1,224.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,800.00
|
$927.65
€790.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.00
|
$171.74
€146.33
|
|
Doylestown vs. Rome - Cost of housing
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Doylestown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.00
|
$568.18
€484.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,600.00
|
$10,951.36
€9,330.63
|
|
Doylestown vs. Rome - Cost of childcare
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doylestown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.84
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$2.01
€1.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.18
€6.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.67
|
$70.65
€60.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$11.68
€9.95
|
|
Doylestown vs. Rome - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Doylestown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.00
|
$81.76
€69.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$37.76
€32.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.33
|
$88.68
€75.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.50
|
$116.80
€99.51
|
|
Doylestown vs. Rome - Cost of clothing
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