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High Wycombe vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

High Wycombe is 23.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in High Wycombe
Groceries: pay 8.4% less in High Wycombe
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in High Wycombe
Housing: pay 37.2% more in High Wycombe
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in High Wycombe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in High Wycombe
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in High Wycombe

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

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High Wycombe vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in High Wycombe instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	Rome	High Wycombe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$26.43 £19.76	+57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$9.25 £6.92	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$2.95 £2.21	-0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$2.16 £1.61	+45.6%
Average			+19.1%

Rome vs. High Wycombe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.4% less for groceries

	Rome	High Wycombe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$1.63 £1.22	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$4.96 £3.71	-33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$6.50 £4.86	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$5.01 £3.74	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$3.90 £2.91	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.40 £1.05	+19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.60 £0.45	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.38 £1.03	+26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.52 £1.13	+41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.74 £0.55	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.54 £0.40	-24.8%
Average			-8.4%

Rome vs. High Wycombe - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Rome	High Wycombe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$7.40 £5.53	-8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	$79.29 £59.28	+102.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	$31.77 £23.75	+57.6%
Average			+23.9%

Rome vs. High Wycombe - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.2% more for housing

	Rome	High Wycombe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$40.48 £30.27	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	$1,453.58 £1,086.83	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.54	$1,321.44 £988.03	+51.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.25	$242.52 £181.33	+54.3%
Average			+37.2%

Rome vs. High Wycombe - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Rome	High Wycombe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.85	$2,857.20 £2,136.31	+486.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	$35,755.44 £26,734.06	+112.0%
Average			+252.6%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	High Wycombe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$5.29 £3.95	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$4.76 £3.56	+130.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$21.31 £15.93	+192.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.40	$44.05 £32.93	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$13.21 £9.88	+18.0%
Average			+22.7%

Rome vs. High Wycombe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Rome	High Wycombe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$66.07 £49.40	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$46.25 £34.58	+27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.64	$66.07 £49.40	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.93	$85.89 £64.22	-30.3%
Average			-10.2%

Rome vs. High Wycombe - Cost of clothing

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