Cost of living comparison

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Livingston vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Livingston is 29.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Livingston
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Livingston
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Livingston
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Livingston
Childcare: pay 90.2% more in Livingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Livingston
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Livingston

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Livingston are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Livingston.

Livingston vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Rome	Livingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$20.05 £15.11	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.16	$9.88 £7.44	-15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.18	$2.68 £2.02	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.16	$2.14 £1.62	+60.0%
Average			+16.5%

Rome vs. Livingston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Livingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.92	$1.73 £1.31	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.29	$5.07 £3.82	-46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.19	$5.58 £4.21	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.02	$3.43 £2.59	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.81	$4.06 £3.06	-26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.43 £1.08	+18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$0.75 £0.57	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.94	$1.61 £1.22	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.25	$1.70 £1.28	+18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$0.79 £0.60	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$0.63 £0.48	-35.6%
Average			-11.5%

Rome vs. Livingston - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Livingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.66	$7.24 £5.46	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.55	$76.84 £57.92	+88.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,390.11	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.27	$20.48 £15.44	+3.2%
Average			+28.8%

Rome vs. Livingston - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Rome	Livingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.93	$41.58 £31.34	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,249.19	$865.29 £652.22	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €806.62	$758.38 £571.64	-18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €149.34	$277.58 £209.23	+61.6%
Average			+8.3%

Rome vs. Livingston - Cost of housing

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pay 90.2% more for childcare

	Rome	Livingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €494.05	$1,236.13 £931.75	+117.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,522.56	$17,818.05 £13,430.60	+62.7%
Average			+90.2%

Rome vs. Livingston - Cost of childcare

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Livingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$6.68 £5.04	+14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.75	$5.01 £3.77	+148.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.25	$18.71 £14.10	+160.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €61.43	$60.14 £45.33	-14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.16	$10.69 £8.06	-8.5%
Average			+60.0%

Rome vs. Livingston - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Livingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €71.09	$104.68 £78.90	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.84	$52.34 £39.45	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €77.11	$113.59 £85.62	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €101.56	$81.29 £61.28	-30.4%
Average			+16.1%

Rome vs. Livingston - Cost of clothing

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