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Norfolk vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Norfolk is 15.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% less in Norfolk
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Norfolk
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Norfolk
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Norfolk
Childcare: pay 46.9% more in Norfolk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% more in Norfolk
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Norfolk

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

Norfolk vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Norfolk
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	$9.35 £7.05	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.18	$1.66 £1.25	-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.16	$1.34 £1.01	-0.2%
Average			-9.9%

Rome vs. Norfolk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Norfolk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.92	$1.42 £1.07	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.29	$4.84 £3.65	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.19	$6.48 £4.89	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.02	$3.94 £2.97	-14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.81	$3.99 £3.00	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.50 £1.13	+23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$0.82 £0.62	-20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.94	$1.32 £1.00	+22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.25	$1.40 £1.05	-2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$0.78 £0.59	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$0.72 £0.54	-26.7%
Average			-13.5%

Rome vs. Norfolk - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Norfolk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.66	$7.21 £5.43	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.55	??
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	$14.70 £11.08	-26.0%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	Rome	Norfolk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.93	$42.50 £32.03	+32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,249.19	$1,336.35 £1,007.30	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €806.62	$1,202.72 £906.57	+29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €149.34	$224.82 £169.46	+30.9%
Average			+21.5%

Rome vs. Norfolk - Cost of housing

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pay 46.9% more for childcare

	Rome	Norfolk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €494.05	$1,030.89 £777.04	+81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,522.56	$12,294.45 £9,267.12	+12.3%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Norfolk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$5.68 £4.28	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.75	$4.32 £3.26	+114.5%
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	$35.41 £26.69	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.16	$13.36 £10.07	+14.4%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Rome	Norfolk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €71.09	$110.25 £83.10	+34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.84	$43.43 £32.74	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €77.11	$123.60 £93.16	+39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €101.56	$103.57 £78.07	-11.3%
Average			+19.5%

Rome vs. Norfolk - Cost of clothing

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