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Schaffhausen vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Schaffhausen is 2.1 times more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Schaffhausen
Groceries: pay 61.0% more in Schaffhausen
Transportation: pay 94.5% more in Schaffhausen
Housing: pay 32.1% more in Schaffhausen
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Schaffhausen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Schaffhausen
Clothing: pay 60.5% more in Schaffhausen

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Schaffhausen are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Schaffhausen.

Schaffhausen vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Rome	Schaffhausen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.96	$31.28 CHF24.89	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.97	$20.02 CHF15.93	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.14	$5.32 CHF4.23	+112.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$4.88 CHF3.88	+264.5%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 61.0% more for groceries

	Rome	Schaffhausen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$4.14 CHF3.30	+87.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.14	$15.02 CHF11.95	+57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.08	$8.59 CHF6.83	+20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.95	$8.09 CHF6.43	+74.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.72	$16.18 CHF12.87	+192.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.76 CHF1.40	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.14 CHF0.90	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.29 CHF1.03	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$3.12 CHF2.48	+117.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.11 CHF0.88	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.14 CHF0.90	+16.0%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 94.5% more for transportation

	Rome	Schaffhausen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.54	$8.34 CHF6.63	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.91	$100.10 CHF79.64	+144.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,932.55	$41,041.86 CHF32,651.26	+40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.95	$56.31 CHF44.80	+183.6%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 32.1% more for housing

	Rome	Schaffhausen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.42	$61.31 CHF48.78	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,226.68	$1,230.42 CHF978.87	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €792.09	$1,251.28 CHF995.47	+34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.64	$200.94 CHF159.86	+17.0%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Rome	Schaffhausen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €485.15	$3,378.45 CHF2,687.76	+494.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,350.95	$22,522.97 CHF17,918.38	+105.7%
Average			+300.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Schaffhausen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.99	$8.76 CHF6.97	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$6.57 CHF5.23	+226.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.13	$11.57 CHF9.21	+61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.32	$111.92 CHF89.04	+58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.97	$25.03 CHF19.91	+114.3%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 60.5% more for clothing

	Rome	Schaffhausen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.81	$114.70 CHF91.25	+40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.25	$54.81 CHF43.60	+45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.72	$196.03 CHF155.96	+121.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.73	$158.49 CHF126.09	+35.7%
Average			+60.5%

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