Cost of living comparison

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Doylestown vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Doylestown is 17.0% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 13.7% more in Doylestown
Groceries
pay 27.4% more in Doylestown
Transportation
pay 30.4% less in Doylestown
Housing
pay 60.0% more in Doylestown
Childcare
pay 5.0% less in Doylestown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8% more in Doylestown
Clothing
pay 17.8% less in Doylestown

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

Doylestown vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.7% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Doylestown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€15.07
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.96
€2.66
$2.75
 

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

 
Rome
Doylestown
Bread
1 loaf
$2.22
€2.00
$4.44
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.42
€6.66
$5.51
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.49
€5.82
$4.60
 

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

 
Rome
Doylestown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.04
€7.21
$3.43
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.19
€35.16
$40.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,551.60
€31,895.12
$31,000.00
 

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pay 60.0% more for housing

 
Rome
Doylestown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€28.59
$64.40
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,208.81
€1,084.48
$1,966.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $873.39
€783.57
$1,800.00
 

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

 
Rome
Doylestown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $487.21
€437.10
$700.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,862.20
€15,127.92
$10,600.00
 

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Doylestown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€5.02
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
€1.86
$4.78
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.28
€6.53
$12.00
 

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

 
Rome
Doylestown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.31
€63.98
$48.69
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.31
€32.58
$32.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.63
€75.03
$93.33
 

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