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Rome vs. Richmond Hill Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 8.8% more expensive than Richmond Hill.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Rome
Housing: pay 17.7% less in Rome
Childcare: pay 7.5% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in Rome

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Richmond Hill. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Rome.

Rome vs. Richmond Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Richmond Hill, you would:

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Richmond Hill	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.75 CA$20.39	$17.52 €15.05	+18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 CA$12.93	$11.68 €10.03	+24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 CA$2.53	$2.50 €2.15	+36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 CA$1.74	$1.34 €1.15	+6.4%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Richmond Hill	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.26 CA$3.13	$2.21 €1.90	-2.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 CA$5.49	$9.54 €8.19	+140.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.81 CA$16.33	$7.12 €6.11	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 CA$4.53	$4.62 €3.97	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.13 CA$7.09	$5.53 €4.75	+7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 CA$2.48	$1.21 €1.04	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.04 €0.89	+72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 CA$2.04	$1.08 €0.92	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 CA$2.13	$1.44 €1.23	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.85 €0.73	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 CA$1.29	$0.98 €0.84	+5.1%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Richmond Hill	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$7.66 €6.58	+89.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.79 CA$153.21	$40.88 €35.11	-63.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.00 CA$16.59	$19.86 €17.05	+65.5%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 17.7% less for housing

	Richmond Hill	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.36 CA$77.93	$32.12 €27.58	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,755.41 CA$2,427.47	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,798.58 CA$2,487.16	$927.65 €796.68	-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$123.78 CA$171.18	$171.74 €147.49	+38.7%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 7.5% less for childcare

	Richmond Hill	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$647.49 CA$895.38	$568.18 €487.96	-12.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,271.09 CA$15,586.22	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	-2.8%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Richmond Hill	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 CA$6.96	$5.84 €5.02	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 CA$4.38	$2.01 €1.73	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$7.18 €6.17	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 CA$59.69	$70.65 €60.67	+63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.26 CA$15.57	$11.68 €10.03	+3.7%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Richmond Hill	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.43 CA$83.57	$81.76 €70.22	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.17 CA$59.69	$37.76 €32.43	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.95 CA$87.05	$88.68 €76.16	+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.33 CA$119.38	$116.80 €100.31	+35.3%
Average			+24.8%

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