Cost of living comparison
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Baton Rouge vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary
Baton Rouge is 10.3% more expensive than Rome.
Baton Rouge vs. Rome Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Baton Rouge instead of Rome, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Baton Rouge
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.80
€14.99
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.64
|
$2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
€1.32
|
$1.35
|
|
Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of restaurants
pay 41.4% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Baton Rouge
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€1.99
|
$2.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.42
€6.63
|
$6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.49
€5.79
|
$5.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.66
€4.16
|
$2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.05
|
$6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.05
|
$3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.97
|
$2.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$1.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.57
|
$1.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$1.22
|
|
Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of groceries
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Baton Rouge
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.04
€7.18
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.19
€34.98
|
$56.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,551.60
€31,731.16
|
$35,578.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.16
€17.99
|
$13.94
|
|
Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of transportation
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Baton Rouge
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.44
|
$70.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,208.81
€1,078.90
|
$1,351.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.39
€779.54
|
$1,182.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.13
€140.25
|
$105.62
|
|
Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of housing
pay 53.1% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Baton Rouge
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.21
€434.85
|
$1,925.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,862.20
€15,050.15
|
$10,000.00
|
|
Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of childcare
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Baton Rouge
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.60
€5.00
|
$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
€1.85
|
$6.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.28
€6.50
|
$8.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.43
€58.40
|
$52.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.20
€9.99
|
$12.00
|
|
Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 24.0% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Baton Rouge
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.31
€63.65
|
$33.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€32.41
|
$42.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
€74.64
|
$87.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.17
€109.93
|
$71.67
|
|
Rome vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of clothing
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