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Mission Viejo vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 32.6% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 25.3% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Mission Viejo

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

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Mission Viejo vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Rome	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$21.50	+28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$10.00	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.66	$2.00	-32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.33	$1.55	+4.6%
Average			+3.8%

Rome vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Rome	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €2.00	$3.90	+75.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.66	$7.00	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.82	$4.00	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.18	$4.50	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.08	$6.21	+9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$2.23	+90.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.95	$0.69	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$1.29	+18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.24	+108.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.58	$0.99	+54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.94	+170.6%
Average			+27.0%

Rome vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Rome	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$5.12	-36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €35.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	$33,499.00	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.08	$18.36	-8.9%
Average			-21.9%

Rome vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Rome	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.59	$65.67	+106.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	$2,633.33	+117.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €783.57	$2,700.00	+209.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.97	$188.44	+19.9%
Average			+128.5%

Rome vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of housing

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pay 25.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €437.10	$545.83	+12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,127.92	$8,400.00	-50.2%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$5.00	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.86	$5.47	+164.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.53	$11.86	+62.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.70	$40.00	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$12.00	+7.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Rome	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.98	$31.44	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.58	$34.60	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €75.03	$72.00	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €110.50	$139.17	+13.0%
Average			-20.0%

Rome vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of clothing

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