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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 8.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 97.3% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Kingston Upon Hull

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

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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$20.15 £15.12	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.25 £6.94	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$1.98 £1.48	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.42 £1.06	-4.3%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.49 £1.12	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$2.82 £2.12	-62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$7.93 £5.95	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$4.01 £3.01	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$3.30 £2.47	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.22 £0.91	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.73 £0.55	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.18 £0.88	+8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$0.86 £0.65	-19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.70 £0.53	+9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.55 £0.41	-23.9%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$7.40 £5.56	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$96.46 £72.38	+146.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$13.84 £10.38	-31.4%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$44.13 £33.11	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$779.65 £584.97	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$712.25 £534.40	-18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$187.72 £140.85	+19.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 97.3% more for childcare

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$1,390.15 £1,043.03	+185.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$23,015.02 £17,268.17	+36.5%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$4.29 £3.22	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$4.03 £3.02	+94.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$23.46 £17.60	+222.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$37.66 £28.26	-42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$8.75 £6.57	-21.8%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$51.54 £38.67	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$34.09 £25.58	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$78.96 £59.24	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$56.82 £42.63	-53.9%
Average			-26.3%

Rome vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of clothing

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