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Hod Hasharon vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Hod Hasharon is 22.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% more in Hod Hasharon
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Hod Hasharon
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Hod Hasharon
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Hod Hasharon
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Hod Hasharon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% more in Hod Hasharon
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Hod Hasharon

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

Hod Hasharon vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hod Hasharon instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 38.0% more for restaurants

	Rome	Hod Hasharon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$21.63 ₪69.71	+23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$17.90 ₪57.69	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$2.98 ₪9.62	+19.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$2.09 ₪6.73	+56.0%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Hod Hasharon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$2.77 ₪8.94	+25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$8.08 ₪26.04	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$7.98 ₪25.73	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$4.44 ₪14.32	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$5.32 ₪17.15	-3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.57 ₪5.05	+29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.13 ₪3.63	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.90 ₪2.89	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$1.37 ₪4.43	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.72 ₪2.32	-15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.67 ₪2.17	-31.3%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Hod Hasharon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$8.20 ₪26.42	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$80.55 ₪259.61	+97.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$49,970.17 ₪161,051.60	+71.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$11.93 ₪38.46	-39.9%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Rome	Hod Hasharon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$24.86 ₪80.13	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$1,322.59 ₪4,262.66	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$1,143.60 ₪3,685.76	+23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$165.14 ₪532.23	-3.8%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Rome	Hod Hasharon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$1,121.72 ₪3,615.25	+97.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$2,983.29 ₪9,615.02	-72.8%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Hod Hasharon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$6.71 ₪21.63	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$4.86 ₪15.66	+141.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$10.89 ₪35.09	+51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$95.47 ₪307.68	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$13.42 ₪43.27	+14.9%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Rome	Hod Hasharon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$100.24 ₪323.06	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$44.75 ₪144.23	+18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$122.32 ₪394.22	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$137.73 ₪443.89	+17.9%
Average			+24.2%

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