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Halden vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Halden is 23.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% more in Halden
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Halden
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Halden
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Halden
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Halden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% more in Halden
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Halden

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

Halden vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.9% more for restaurants

	Rome	Halden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$19.95 NOK201.68	+13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$11.97 NOK121.01	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$3.49 NOK35.29	+39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$2.99 NOK30.25	+123.6%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Halden
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$2.99 NOK30.25	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$6.06 NOK61.26	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$8.43 NOK85.23	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$4.07 NOK41.14	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$6.56 NOK66.32	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.59 NOK16.09	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.14 NOK11.51	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.51 NOK15.30	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$1.99 NOK20.13	+38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.13 NOK11.37	+32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.24 NOK12.57	+27.1%
Average			+18.5%

Rome vs. Halden - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Rome	Halden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$7.97 NOK80.57	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$59.86 NOK605.04	+46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$34,920.78 NOK352,937.36	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$22.75 NOK229.91	+14.6%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Rome	Halden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$39.91 NOK403.36	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$897.96 NOK9,075.53	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$648.53 NOK6,554.55	-30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$233.70 NOK2,361.99	+36.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Halden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$249.67 NOK2,523.38	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$16,158.34 NOK163,309.16	+47.5%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Halden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$9.78 NOK98.82	+67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$4.49 NOK45.38	+122.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$14.47 NOK146.22	+101.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$53.33 NOK538.99	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$15.46 NOK156.30	+32.4%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Halden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$94.78 NOK957.97	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$58.31 NOK589.28	+54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$121.03 NOK1,223.22	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$119.73 NOK1,210.07	+2.5%
Average			+27.3%

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