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Javea (Xabia) vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 10.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 26.5% less in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 2.6% more in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Javea (Xabia)

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

Javea (Xabia) vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 17.7% more for restaurants

	Rome	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.14	$16.93 €14.64	-3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.10	$11.68 €10.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$2.10 €1.82	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.16	$2.31 €1.99	+72.3%
Average			+17.7%

Rome vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Rome	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$1.27 €1.10	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.24	$5.28 €4.56	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.15	$4.16 €3.59	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.00	$2.98 €2.58	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.78	$3.18 €2.75	-42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$0.84 €0.73	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.71 €0.61	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$0.55 €0.48	-48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$1.21 €1.05	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.90 €0.78	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$0.92 €0.79	-6.2%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Rome	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.62	$6.72 €5.81	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,238.56	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.16	$14.32 €12.38	-27.9%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 26.5% less for housing

	Rome	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.76	$28.03 €24.23	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,241.74	$1,051.14 €908.54	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €801.81	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.44	$103.25 €89.24	-39.9%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 2.6% more for childcare

	Rome	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €491.10	$408.78 €353.32	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,465.72	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	+33.3%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.05	$4.09 €3.53	-30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$2.24 €1.93	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.21	$5.84 €5.05	-18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €61.06	$52.56 €45.43	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.10	$7.01 €6.06	-40.0%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Rome	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.67	$70.54 €60.97	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.64	$29.20 €25.24	-22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.65	$99.27 €85.81	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.95	$96.35 €83.28	-17.5%
Average			-10.5%

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