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Fort Lauderdale vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Fort Lauderdale is 49.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in Fort Lauderdale
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Fort Lauderdale
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Fort Lauderdale
Housing: pay 99.0% more in Fort Lauderdale
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% more in Fort Lauderdale
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Fort Lauderdale

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

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Fort Lauderdale vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Fort Lauderdale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$30.00	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$14.86	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$2.96	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$2.12	+43.6%
Average			+48.6%

Rome vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Rome	Fort Lauderdale
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$4.91	+120.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$8.72	+17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$3.99	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$4.87	+4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$4.75	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$2.91	+148.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.90	-15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.96	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.48	+130.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.29	+99.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.48	+106.7%
Average			+42.9%

Rome vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Fort Lauderdale
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$3.95	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	$81.00	+106.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	$33,000.00	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	$18.91	-6.2%
Average			-9.1%

Rome vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.0% more for housing

	Rome	Fort Lauderdale
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$80.74	+153.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	$2,536.00	+109.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.54	$2,032.00	+132.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.25	$164.95	+5.0%
Average			+99.0%

Rome vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Rome	Fort Lauderdale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.85	$1,020.00	+109.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	$41,914.29	+148.6%
Average			+128.1%

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pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Fort Lauderdale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$6.00	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$5.25	+153.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$11.50	+58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.40	$68.71	+5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$18.00	+60.8%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Fort Lauderdale
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$46.80	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$41.67	+14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.64	$89.00	+6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.93	$116.25	-5.6%
Average			-6.7%

Rome vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of clothing

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