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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 34.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 0.4% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 53.9% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.1% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$17.36 £13.01	-0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$10.02 £7.51	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$2.30 £1.73	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.33 £1.00	-0.5%
Average			-5.9%

Rome vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Rome	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.41 £1.06	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$4.07 £3.05	-57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$5.98 £4.48	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$3.67 £2.75	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$3.68 £2.76	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.37 £1.03	+13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.68 £0.51	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.31 £0.99	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$0.96 £0.72	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.68 £0.51	-19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.69 £0.52	-29.6%
Average			-22.3%

Rome vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.4% more for transportation

	Rome	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$7.18 £5.38	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$42.73 £32.03	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$14.69 £11.01	-26.0%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 53.9% more for housing

	Rome	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$36.50 £27.36	+13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	+99.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$276.32 £207.13	+60.9%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Rome	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	+222.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	+58.5%
Average			+140.6%

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pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$6.68 £5.01	+14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$4.67 £3.50	+132.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$20.03 £15.02	+178.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$77.01 £57.73	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$20.03 £15.02	+71.5%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	Rome	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$86.80 £65.07	+6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$40.06 £30.03	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$80.13 £60.06	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$96.82 £72.58	-17.1%
Average			-3.6%

Rome vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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