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Italy

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United Kingdom

Corby vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Corby is 1.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% less in Corby
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Corby
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Corby
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Corby
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Corby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Corby
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Corby

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

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Corby vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Corby instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 9.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Corby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$19.82 £14.80	+18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.00	$8.32 £6.21	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$1.85 £1.38	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.12 £0.84	-24.3%
Average			-9.9%

Rome vs. Corby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Corby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$1.46 £1.09	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$4.24 £3.16	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$6.25 £4.67	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$3.17 £2.37	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$3.98 £2.97	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.25 £0.93	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.54 £0.40	-48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.15 £0.86	+6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.28 £0.95	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.86 £0.64	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.55 £0.41	-23.1%
Average			-17.4%

Rome vs. Corby - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Corby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$6.95 £5.19	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.99	$80.44 £60.04	+105.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,743.92	$38,182.92 £28,501.11	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.00	$16.25 £12.13	-19.4%
Average			+13.8%

Rome vs. Corby - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Rome	Corby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.45	$29.07 £21.70	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,079.34	$925.01 £690.46	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.85	$1,057.15 £789.09	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.30	$237.34 £177.16	+51.0%
Average			+2.7%

Rome vs. Corby - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Rome	Corby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €435.03	$1,872.04 £1,397.35	+284.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,056.21	$22,279.43 £16,630.17	+32.1%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Corby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$5.42 £4.04	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$3.96 £2.96	+91.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$22.03 £16.45	+202.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.43	$33.92 £25.32	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.00	$11.89 £8.88	+6.2%
Average			+8.9%

Rome vs. Corby - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Rome	Corby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.67	$66.07 £49.32	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.42	$39.64 £29.59	+9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.67	$79.29 £59.18	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.98	$79.29 £59.18	-35.6%
Average			-11.4%

Rome vs. Corby - Cost of clothing

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