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Rome vs. Nanning Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 2.8 times more expensive than Nanning.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 50.9% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 97.2% more in Rome
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 75.5% more in Rome

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Nanning. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Rome.

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Rome vs. Nanning Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Nanning, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Nanning	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 CN¥19.91	$16.80 €14.99	+463.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 CN¥37.33	$11.20 €9.99	+100.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 CN¥3.78	$2.96 €2.64	+422.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.89	$1.48 €1.32	+422.3%
Average			+286.2%

Nanning vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.9% more for groceries

	Nanning	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 CN¥14.96	$2.22 €1.99	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$7.42 €6.63	+42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.33 CN¥55.58	$6.49 €5.79	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 CN¥13.14	$4.66 €4.16	+136.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 CN¥12.04	$5.66 €5.05	+213.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥5.57	$1.17 €1.05	+40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CN¥3.91	$1.05 €0.94	+79.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 CN¥4.52	$1.09 €0.97	+60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.12	$1.07 €0.96	+40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.86	$0.64 €0.57	+50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 CN¥3.61	$0.72 €0.64	+32.5%
Average			+50.9%

Nanning vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.2% more for transportation

	Nanning	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 CN¥32.28	$8.04 €7.18	+66.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.66 CN¥104.52	$39.19 €34.98	+150.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,969.30 CN¥153K	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	+54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.92 CN¥32.85	$20.16 €17.99	+309.5%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Nanning	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.69 CN¥71.34	$31.87 €28.44	+198.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$248.59 CN¥1,659.06	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	+386.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$154.12 CN¥1,028.62	$873.39 €779.54	+466.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.66 CN¥171.27	$157.13 €140.25	+512.3%
Average			+422.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Nanning	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.30 CN¥1,990.87	$487.21 €434.85	+63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,474.54 CN¥29,863.08	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	+276.8%
Average			+148.1%

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pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nanning	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 CN¥5.97	$5.60 €5.00	+525.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 CN¥15.93	$2.07 €1.85	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.10 CN¥27.37	$7.28 €6.50	+77.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.58 CN¥497.72	$65.43 €58.40	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.71 CN¥44.79	$11.20 €9.99	+66.8%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 75.5% more for clothing

	Nanning	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.89 CN¥132.72	$71.31 €63.65	+258.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$36.31 €32.41	+21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.63 CN¥431.36	$83.63 €74.64	+29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.33 CN¥489.42	$123.17 €109.93	+68.0%
Average			+75.5%

Nanning vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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