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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 20.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull

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

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$20.03 £15.02	+14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$8.68 £6.51	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$1.96 £1.47	-21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.40 £1.05	+4.6%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.60 £1.20	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$2.85 £2.14	-70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$7.22 £5.41	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$3.58 £2.68	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$3.18 £2.38	-42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.23 £0.92	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.78 £0.58	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.19 £0.89	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$0.87 £0.65	-39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.46 £0.35	-45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.51 £0.38	-47.8%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$7.16 £5.37	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$95.48 £71.58	+133.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$34,911.55 £26,170.57	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$13.98 £10.48	-29.6%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$42.73 £32.03	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$730.48 £547.59	-49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$641.01 £480.52	-30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$189.71 £142.21	+10.5%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$1,404.88 £1,053.13	+147.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$26,634.46 £19,965.86	+143.2%
Average			+145.2%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$5.17 £3.88	-11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$4.24 £3.18	+110.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$19.86 £14.89	+176.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$35.93 £26.94	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$8.18 £6.13	-30.0%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Rome	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$52.08 £39.04	-36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$33.05 £24.78	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$79.79 £59.81	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$55.09 £41.29	-52.8%
Average			-27.9%

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