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Fort Collins vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Fort Collins is 31.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% more in Fort Collins
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Fort Collins
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Fort Collins
Housing: pay 43.0% more in Fort Collins
Childcare: pay 91.2% more in Fort Collins
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Fort Collins
Clothing: pay 27.1% more in Fort Collins

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

Fort Collins vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Collins instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 28.7% more for restaurants

	Rome	Fort Collins
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$18.00	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$12.00	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$2.60	+3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$2.75	+105.4%
Average			+28.7%

Rome vs. Fort Collins - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Rome	Fort Collins
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$3.09	+39.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$5.51	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$3.89	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$4.33	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$3.90	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.76	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.70	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.95	+81.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$2.28	+58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.05	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.87	-10.8%
Average			+7.4%

Rome vs. Fort Collins - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Rome	Fort Collins
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$3.09	-59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$36,029.12	+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$17.41	-12.3%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 43.0% more for housing

	Rome	Fort Collins
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$76.67	+138.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$1,783.33	+24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$1,250.00	+34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$127.72	-25.6%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 91.2% more for childcare

	Rome	Fort Collins
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$1,525.00	+168.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$12,500.00	+14.1%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Fort Collins
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$7.00	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$5.17	+156.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$9.50	+32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$60.00	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$12.00	+2.7%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Fort Collins
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$67.50	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$91.67	+142.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$80.00	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$108.33	-7.2%
Average			+27.1%

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