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Italy

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 30.3% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Douglas

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Douglas are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Douglas.

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Douglas vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Rome	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$27.75 £20.82	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.89 £8.92	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$2.71 £2.03	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$2.12 £1.59	+43.5%
Average			+31.5%

Rome vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Rome	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.63 £1.98	+18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$4.01 £3.01	-46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$9.41 £7.06	+45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$5.30 £3.97	+13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$3.87 £2.91	-31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.36 £1.02	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.82 £0.61	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.74 £1.30	+59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.61 £1.21	+50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.35 £1.01	+109.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.35 £1.01	+87.9%
Average			+17.9%

Rome vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Rome	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$7.35 £5.52	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$96.91 £72.71	+147.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$16.65 £12.49	-17.4%
Average			+26.9%

Rome vs. Douglas - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Rome	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$72.49 £54.39	+127.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$1,233.89 £925.79	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$1,068.05 £801.36	+22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$261.61 £196.29	+66.5%
Average			+22.9%

Rome vs. Douglas - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Rome	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+257.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+209.5%
Average			+232.5%

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$6.54 £4.91	+16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$5.01 £3.76	+142.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$22.46 £16.86	+208.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$64.75 £48.58	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$15.86 £11.90	+41.6%
Average			+50.0%

Rome vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$99.11 £74.36	+39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$44.60 £33.46	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$111.22 £83.45	+33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$69.38 £52.05	-43.7%
Average			+6.3%

Rome vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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