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Baton Rouge vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Baton Rouge is 24.6% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% less in Baton Rouge
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Baton Rouge
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Baton Rouge
Housing: pay 33.0% more in Baton Rouge
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Baton Rouge
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% more in Baton Rouge
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Baton Rouge

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Baton Rouge are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Baton Rouge. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baton Rouge instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 15.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Baton Rouge
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$15.00	-14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$9.50	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$2.00	-20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.25	-6.6%
Average			-15.0%

Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Rome	Baton Rouge
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$2.71	+22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$6.72	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$5.15	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$3.07	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$5.12	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.44	+101.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.93	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$2.37	+120.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$1.77	+22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.36	+60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.16	+18.3%
Average			+21.6%

Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Baton Rouge
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$2.85	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$56.00	+37.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$37,784.06	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$13.94	-29.8%
Average			-6.5%

Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.0% more for housing

	Rome	Baton Rouge
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$73.51	+128.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$1,326.00	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$1,383.33	+49.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$105.62	-38.5%
Average			+33.0%

Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Rome	Baton Rouge
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$1,925.00	+238.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$10,000.00	-8.7%
Average			+115.1%

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pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Baton Rouge
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$5.00	-14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$6.08	+201.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$11.00	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$52.33	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$12.00	+2.7%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Rome	Baton Rouge
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$35.99	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$42.50	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$87.75	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$78.33	-32.9%
Average			-19.4%

Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of clothing

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