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Owen Sound vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Owen Sound is 2.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% more in Owen Sound
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Owen Sound
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Owen Sound
Housing: pay 1.0% more in Owen Sound
Childcare: pay 23.9% more in Owen Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Owen Sound
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Owen Sound

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

Owen Sound vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Owen Sound instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

	Rome	Owen Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$21.53 CA$29.66	+22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$11.30 CA$15.57	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$1.79 CA$2.47	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$1.72 CA$2.37	+28.6%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Rome	Owen Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$2.46 CA$3.39	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$3.38 CA$4.66	-64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$8.12 CA$11.19	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$3.20 CA$4.41	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$5.90 CA$8.14	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.83 CA$2.52	+51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.74 CA$1.02	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.62 CA$2.23	+50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$1.87 CA$2.58	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$1.17 CA$1.61	+37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$1.30 CA$1.80	+33.3%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Owen Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$3.97 CA$5.47	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$48.80 CA$67.24	+19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$16.86 CA$23.24	-15.1%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 1.0% more for housing

	Rome	Owen Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$54.84 CA$75.57	+70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$1,052.46 CA$1,450.24	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$843.17 CA$1,161.84	-9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$118.89 CA$163.83	-30.8%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 23.9% more for childcare

	Rome	Owen Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$551.59 CA$760.06	-2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$16,504.56 CA$22,742.46	+50.7%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Owen Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$4.31 CA$5.93	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$3.06 CA$4.22	+51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$13.08 CA$18.02	+82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$82.52 CA$113.71	+16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$8.61 CA$11.86	-26.3%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Rome	Owen Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$42.70 CA$58.83	-47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$33.73 CA$46.47	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$66.98 CA$92.29	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$100.46 CA$138.43	-14.0%
Average			-24.2%

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