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St. Augustine vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

St. Augustine is 10.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in St. Augustine
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in St. Augustine
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in St. Augustine
Housing: pay 44.0% more in St. Augustine
Childcare: pay 39.2% more in St. Augustine
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in St. Augustine
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in St. Augustine

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

St. Augustine vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Augustine instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	St. Augustine
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.96	$20.00	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.97	$9.50	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.14	$2.27	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$1.28	-4.5%
Average			-4.6%

Rome vs. St. Augustine - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Rome	St. Augustine
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$1.92	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.14	$5.94	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.08	$3.55	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.95	$3.87	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.72	$4.35	-21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$2.56	+111.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.65	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.50	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$1.50	+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.75	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.16	+18.7%
Average			-1.2%

Rome vs. St. Augustine - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Rome	St. Augustine
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.54	$3.12	-59.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,932.55	$44,000.00	+50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.95	$17.18	-13.5%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 44.0% more for housing

	Rome	St. Augustine
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.42	$70.62	+119.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,226.68	$1,800.00	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €792.09	$1,650.00	+77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.64	$90.94	-47.1%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

	Rome	St. Augustine
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €485.15	$1,166.67	+105.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,350.95	$8,000.00	-26.9%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	St. Augustine
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.99	$4.50	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$3.08	+53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.13	$6.50	-9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.32	$40.00	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.97	$11.25	-3.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Rome	St. Augustine
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.81	$59.83	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.25	$69.75	+84.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.72	$80.00	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.73	$110.00	-5.8%
Average			+10.6%

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