Cost of living comparison

Italy

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United Kingdom

Doncaster vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Doncaster is 2.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Doncaster
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Doncaster
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Doncaster
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Doncaster
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Doncaster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Doncaster
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Doncaster

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

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Doncaster vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Doncaster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$23.13 £17.35	+37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$7.93 £5.95	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$1.78 £1.34	-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.32 £0.99	-10.7%
Average			-3.8%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Rome	Doncaster
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.97 £1.48	-11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$4.40 £3.30	-40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$6.50 £4.88	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$3.00 £2.25	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$4.10 £3.07	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.57 £1.18	+33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.76 £0.57	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.39 £1.04	+28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.10 £0.82	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.66 £0.49	+2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.70 £0.52	-2.5%
Average			-10.1%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Doncaster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$7.06 £5.30	-12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$68.71 £51.56	+75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$36,362.64 £27,282.89	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$30.24 £22.69	+50.0%
Average			+15.3%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Rome	Doncaster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$46.42 £34.83	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$671.73 £504.00	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$634.29 £475.91	-27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$277.89 £208.50	+76.9%
Average			-22.8%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Rome	Doncaster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$1,231.14 £923.72	+152.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	??
Average			+152.7%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Doncaster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$6.28 £4.71	+12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$4.85 £3.64	+134.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$20.61 £15.47	+183.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$37.44 £28.09	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$9.77 £7.33	-12.8%
Average			+13.1%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Rome	Doncaster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$109.02 £81.80	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$41.63 £31.23	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$118.93 £89.23	+42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$110.12 £82.62	-10.6%
Average			+22.2%

Rome vs. Doncaster - Cost of clothing

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