Cost of living comparison
Rome is 45.1% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Rome instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$19.79
€18.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$7.67
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$38.48
€36.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$773.95
€726.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$531.12
€498.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$56.27
€52.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$123.90
€116.25
|
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