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San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

San Pawl Il-bahar is 16.9% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Housing: pay 23.5% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in San Pawl Il-bahar

Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Pawl Il-bahar.

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San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pawl Il-bahar instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Rome	San Pawl Il-bahar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$19.60 €17.58	+16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$11.20 €10.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.66	$2.46 €2.21	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.33	$2.02 €1.81	+36.2%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Rome	San Pawl Il-bahar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €2.00	$1.19 €1.07	-46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.66	$4.13 €3.70	-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.82	$5.14 €4.61	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.18	$3.55 €3.19	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.08	$3.56 €3.19	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.37 €1.23	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.95	$0.94 €0.84	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$1.32 €1.18	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.27 €1.14	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.58	$0.71 €0.64	+10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.83 €0.74	+15.1%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Rome	San Pawl Il-bahar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$5.68 €5.10	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €35.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	$37,847.06 €33,954.49	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.08	$23.51 €21.10	+16.7%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Rome	San Pawl Il-bahar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.59	$40.31 €36.16	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	$979.77 €879.00	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €783.57	$858.46 €770.17	-1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.97	$44.53 €39.95	-71.7%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	Rome	San Pawl Il-bahar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €437.10	$367.05 €329.30	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,127.92	$11,132.13 €9,987.19	-34.0%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	San Pawl Il-bahar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$4.48 €4.02	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.86	$2.58 €2.31	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.53	$6.33 €5.68	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.70	$50.39 €45.21	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$9.94 €8.92	-11.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Rome	San Pawl Il-bahar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.98	$22.39 €20.09	-68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.58	$33.22 €29.80	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €75.03	$97.04 €87.06	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €110.50	$74.65 €66.97	-39.4%
Average			-33.0%

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