Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hagatna vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary
Hagatna is 55.4% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.6% more in Hagatna
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5 times more in Hagatna
- Transportation
-
pay 28.0% less in Hagatna
- Housing
-
pay 87.8% more in Hagatna
- Childcare
-
pay 79.7% more in Hagatna
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.7% more in Hagatna
The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Hagatna are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, groceries, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Hagatna.
Hagatna vs. Rome Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hagatna instead of Rome, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Hagatna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.05
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.03
|
$10.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
€2.15
|
$1.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$1.50
|
|
Rome vs. Hagatna - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Hagatna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
€1.90
|
$4.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.54
€8.19
|
$16.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
€6.11
|
$14.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.62
€3.97
|
$5.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
€4.75
|
$5.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.04
|
$5.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.89
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.92
|
$5.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.23
|
$5.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.84
|
?? | |
Rome vs. Hagatna - Cost of groceries
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Hagatna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.58
|
$5.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.88
€35.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,199.74
€25,077.06
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.86
€17.05
|
?? | |
Rome vs. Hagatna - Cost of transportation
pay 87.8% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Hagatna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.12
€27.58
|
$93.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,436.63
€1,233.79
|
$1,852.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$927.65
€796.68
|
$1,702.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.74
€147.49
|
$254.28
|
|
Rome vs. Hagatna - Cost of housing
pay 79.7% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Hagatna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.18
€487.96
|
$537.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,951.36
€9,405.15
|
$29,000.00
|
|
Rome vs. Hagatna - Cost of childcare
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Hagatna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
€5.02
|
$4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
€1.73
|
$4.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
€6.17
|
$7.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.65
€60.67
|
$130.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.68
€10.03
|
$16.00
|
|
Rome vs. Hagatna - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Hagatna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.76
€70.22
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€32.43
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.68
€76.16
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.80
€100.31
|
?? |
Rome vs. Hagatna - Cost of clothing
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