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Roermond vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Roermond is 2.0% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 19.9% more in Roermond
Groceries
pay 1.5% less in Roermond
Transportation
pay 5.6% more in Roermond
Housing
pay 13.0% less in Roermond
Childcare
pay 64.0% more in Roermond
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.4% more in Roermond
Clothing
pay 13.2% more in Roermond

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

Roermond vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.9% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Roermond
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€15.07
$20.16
€18.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$13.44
€12.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.96
€2.66
$2.80
€2.51

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

 
Rome
Roermond
Bread
1 loaf
$2.22
€2.00
$2.02
€1.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.42
€6.66
$6.09
€5.46
Milk (1 gallon) $6.49
€5.82
$5.16
€4.63

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

 
Rome
Roermond
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.04
€7.21
$8.06
€7.23
Monthly public transit pass $39.19
€35.16
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,551.60
€31,895.12
$35,831.54
€32,146.26

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pay 13.0% less for housing

 
Rome
Roermond
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€28.59
$41.99
€37.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,208.81
€1,084.48
$848.20
€760.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $873.39
€783.57
$755.82
€678.09

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pay 64.0% more for childcare

 
Rome
Roermond
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $487.21
€437.10
$1,315.69
€1,180.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,862.20
€15,127.92
$16,796.03
€15,068.56

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Roermond
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€5.02
$5.60
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
€1.86
$3.36
€3.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.28
€6.53
$14.00
€12.56

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

 
Rome
Roermond
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.31
€63.98
$55.99
€50.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.31
€32.58
$43.86
€39.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.63
€75.03
$106.19
€95.27

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