Cost of living comparison

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Greenville vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Greenville is 19.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 6.2% more in Greenville
Groceries
pay 52.0% more in Greenville
Transportation
pay 23.4% less in Greenville
Housing
pay 29.5% more in Greenville
Childcare
pay 43.9% more in Greenville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.2% more in Greenville
Clothing
pay 5.1% less in Greenville

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

Greenville vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.2% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Greenville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€15.07
$18.08
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$11.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.96
€2.66
$3.00
 

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

 
Rome
Greenville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.22
€2.00
$3.78
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.42
€6.66
$7.58
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.49
€5.82
$3.56
 

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

 
Rome
Greenville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.04
€7.21
$3.44
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.19
€35.16
$50.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,551.60
€31,895.12
$35,112.00
 

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pay 29.5% more for housing

 
Rome
Greenville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€28.59
$60.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,208.81
€1,084.48
$1,718.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $873.39
€783.57
$1,234.00
 

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pay 43.9% more for childcare

 
Rome
Greenville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $487.21
€437.10
$1,700.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,862.20
€15,127.92
$10,000.00
 

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pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Greenville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€5.02
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
€1.86
$5.45
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.28
€6.53
$8.50
 

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

 
Rome
Greenville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.31
€63.98
$52.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.31
€32.58
$35.75
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.63
€75.03
$87.20
 

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