Cost of living comparison

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Hastings vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Hastings is 17.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in Hastings
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Hastings
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Hastings
Housing: pay 3.0% more in Hastings
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Hastings
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Hastings
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Hastings

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

Hastings vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Hastings
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$11.54 NZ$19.97	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$1.73 NZ$3.00	-30.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.95 NZ$3.37	+45.4%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Hastings
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$3.90 NZ$6.75	-59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$5.42 NZ$9.38	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.22 NZ$2.10	+0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.92 NZ$1.58	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$2.09 NZ$3.62	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.71 NZ$1.22	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.65 NZ$1.13	-33.3%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Rome	Hastings
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$6.11 NZ$10.57	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$57.69 NZ$99.87	+41.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$24.81 NZ$42.94	+24.9%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Rome	Hastings
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$60.58 NZ$104.86	+88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$825.73 NZ$1,429.34	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$728.37 NZ$1,260.82	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$150.28 NZ$260.13	-12.5%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Rome	Hastings
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+110.7%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Hastings
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$5.77 NZ$9.99	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$3.25 NZ$5.62	+61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$20.77 NZ$35.95	+189.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$10.38 NZ$17.98	-11.1%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Rome	Hastings
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$59.14 NZ$102.36	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$85.39 NZ$147.80	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$109.62 NZ$189.75	-6.1%
Average			-8.6%

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