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Italy

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Colorado Springs vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Colorado Springs is 25.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Colorado Springs
Groceries: pay 28.0% more in Colorado Springs
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Colorado Springs
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Colorado Springs
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Colorado Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Colorado Springs
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Colorado Springs

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

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Colorado Springs vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colorado Springs instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Rome	Colorado Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$20.00	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$13.00	+16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$2.71	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$2.25	+52.0%
Average			+17.8%

Rome vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% more for groceries

	Rome	Colorado Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$3.23	+45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$7.44	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$3.58	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$6.08	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$6.12	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$2.50	+113.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.63	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$2.02	+85.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.14	+99.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.12	+73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.16	+62.4%
Average			+28.0%

Rome vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Rome	Colorado Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$3.89	-51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	$63.00	+60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,734.00	$24,990.00	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	$14.88	-26.1%
Average			-23.7%

Rome vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	Rome	Colorado Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$101.17	+217.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,079.00	$1,731.43	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.61	$1,533.33	+75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.26	$153.05	-2.6%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Rome	Colorado Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.89	$1,493.33	+206.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,051.50	$24,500.00	+45.3%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Colorado Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$6.00	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$5.58	+169.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$10.67	+46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.41	$58.00	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$15.00	+34.0%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Rome	Colorado Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$58.36	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$35.00	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.65	$82.00	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.94	$102.50	-16.8%
Average			-10.4%

Rome vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of clothing

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