Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.6 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Rome instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 84.7% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
|
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