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Rome vs. Idaho Falls Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 8.1% more expensive than Idaho Falls.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 51.5% more in Rome
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 40.2% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Rome

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Rome are more expensive than in Idaho Falls.

Rome vs. Idaho Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Idaho Falls, you would:

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Idaho Falls	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$17.52 €15.11	+0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$11.68 €10.07	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$2.50 €2.16	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60	$1.34 €1.15	-16.3%
Average			+0.8%

Idaho Falls vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Idaho Falls	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.21 €1.91	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22	$9.54 €8.23	+82.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47	$7.12 €6.14	+105.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$4.62 €3.99	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60	$5.53 €4.77	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.21 €1.04	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$1.04 €0.90	+67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21	$1.08 €0.93	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$1.44 €1.24	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.85 €0.73	+15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17	$0.98 €0.84	-16.4%
Average			+21.5%

Idaho Falls vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.5% more for transportation

	Idaho Falls	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$7.66 €6.61	+127.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.88 €35.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,677.84	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.93	$19.86 €17.12	+42.5%
Average			+51.5%

Idaho Falls vs. Rome - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Idaho Falls	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.50	$32.12 €27.69	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,000.00	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	+43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,150.00	$927.65 €799.94	-19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.08	$171.74 €148.10	+41.8%
Average			+5.5%

Idaho Falls vs. Rome - Cost of housing

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pay 40.2% less for childcare

	Idaho Falls	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$568.18 €489.96	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,333.33	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	-40.3%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Idaho Falls	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$5.84 €5.04	+29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$2.01 €1.74	-60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$7.18 €6.19	-20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.00	$70.65 €60.92	+85.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$11.68 €10.07	-11.8%
Average			+4.6%

Idaho Falls vs. Rome - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Idaho Falls	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.50	$81.76 €70.50	+39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17	$37.76 €32.57	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$88.68 €76.47	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$116.80 €100.72	+22.9%
Average			+13.1%

Idaho Falls vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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