Cost of living comparison

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Kodiak vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Kodiak is 24.1% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 58.4% more in Kodiak
Groceries
pay 42.3% more in Kodiak
Transportation
pay 50.0% less in Kodiak
Housing
pay 51.4% more in Kodiak
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.2% more in Kodiak

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Kodiak are more expensive than in Rome.

Kodiak vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kodiak instead of Rome, you would:

pay 58.4% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Kodiak
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€15.07
$39.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$14.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.96
€2.66
$3.00
 

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

 
Rome
Kodiak
Bread
1 loaf
$2.22
€2.00
$4.40
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.42
€6.66
$8.92
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.49
€5.82
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pay 50.0% less for transportation

 
Rome
Kodiak
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.04
€7.21
$4.02
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.19
€35.16
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,551.60
€31,895.12
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pay 51.4% more for housing

 
Rome
Kodiak
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€28.59
$100.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,208.81
€1,084.48
$1,700.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $873.39
€783.57
$1,533.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Rome
Kodiak
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $487.21
€437.10
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,862.20
€15,127.92
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pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Kodiak
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€5.02
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
€1.86
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.28
€6.53
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Rome
Kodiak
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.31
€63.98
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.31
€32.58
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.63
€75.03
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