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College Station vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

College Station is 22.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in College Station
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in College Station
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in College Station
Housing: pay 17.7% more in College Station
Childcare: pay 84.8% more in College Station
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in College Station
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in College Station

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

College Station vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in College Station instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	College Station
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$14.00	-20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$8.00	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$2.82	+12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.70	+26.8%
Average			-3.0%

Rome vs. College Station - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Rome	College Station
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$2.91	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$5.46	-42.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$3.49	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$2.63	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$3.81	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.88	+137.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.72	-31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$2.92	+171.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$2.75	+91.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$2.57	+202.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$2.13	+117.4%
Average			+50.2%

Rome vs. College Station - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Rome	College Station
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$2.79	-63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	$20.00	-51.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$37,232.40	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$37.33	+88.0%
Average			+0.2%

Rome vs. College Station - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.7% more for housing

	Rome	College Station
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$63.10	+96.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$1,250.00	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$960.00	+3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$144.07	-16.1%
Average			+17.7%

Rome vs. College Station - Cost of housing

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pay 84.8% more for childcare

	Rome	College Station
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$1,166.67	+105.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$18,000.00	+64.4%
Average			+84.8%

Rome vs. College Station - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	College Station
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$4.50	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$4.83	+139.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$8.00	+11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$36.25	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$11.25	-3.7%
Average			+15.1%

Rome vs. College Station - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Rome	College Station
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$39.50	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$38.33	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$86.25	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$153.75	+31.6%
Average			-5.3%

Rome vs. College Station - Cost of clothing

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