Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

United Kingdom

Middlesbrough vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Middlesbrough is 5.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Middlesbrough
Groceries: pay 15.6% less in Middlesbrough
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Middlesbrough
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Middlesbrough
Childcare: pay 96.5% more in Middlesbrough
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% more in Middlesbrough
Clothing: pay 26.1% more in Middlesbrough

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

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Middlesbrough vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	Rome	Middlesbrough
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$23.79 £17.78	+41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$10.57 £7.90	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$2.35 £1.76	-20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.82 £1.36	+22.8%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Middlesbrough
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$1.39 £1.04	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$3.83 £2.87	-48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$4.75 £3.55	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$3.61 £2.70	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$3.22 £2.41	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.10 £0.82	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$1.10 £0.82	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.20 £0.90	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.20 £0.90	+11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.80 £0.60	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.71 £0.53	-1.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Middlesbrough
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$7.46 £5.58	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	$92.50 £69.16	+136.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	$37,779.88 £28,247.71	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	??
Average			+25.8%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Rome	Middlesbrough
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$41.84 £31.28	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	$1,013.10 £757.49	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.54	$682.74 £510.48	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.25	$267.45 £199.97	+70.2%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 96.5% more for childcare

	Rome	Middlesbrough
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.85	$800.57 £598.58	+64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	$39,643.11 £29,640.83	+135.1%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Middlesbrough
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$4.63 £3.46	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$4.61 £3.45	+122.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$22.46 £16.80	+208.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.40	$50.65 £37.87	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$14.54 £10.87	+29.8%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 26.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Middlesbrough
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$107.92 £80.69	+51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$52.86 £39.52	+45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.64	$111.98 £83.73	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.93	$105.71 £79.04	-14.2%
Average			+26.1%

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