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St.Catharines vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

St.Catharines is 10.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% less in St.Catharines
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in St.Catharines
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in St.Catharines
Housing: pay 24.8% more in St.Catharines
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in St.Catharines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in St.Catharines
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in St.Catharines

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

St.Catharines vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3% less for restaurants

	Rome	St.Catharines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$17.94 CA$25.09	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$12.56 CA$17.57	+7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$1.70 CA$2.37	-32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.46 CA$2.04	+9.1%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Rome	St.Catharines
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$2.40 CA$3.36	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$6.37 CA$8.92	-33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$7.51 CA$10.51	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$3.99 CA$5.58	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$5.07 CA$7.09	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.33 CA$3.26	+92.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.50 CA$0.70	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$2.00 CA$2.79	+85.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$1.93 CA$2.70	+34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.31 CA$1.83	+54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.75 CA$2.45	+79.3%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Rome	St.Catharines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$3.93 CA$5.50	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	$62.97 CA$88.08	+54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$24,382.26 CA$34,104.69	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$21.20 CA$29.66	+6.8%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Rome	St.Catharines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$65.66 CA$91.84	+104.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$1,133.79 CA$1,585.89	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$1,207.94 CA$1,689.61	+30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$147.35 CA$206.10	-14.2%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Rome	St.Catharines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$735.53 CA$1,028.82	+29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$11,481.44 CA$16,059.66	+4.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	St.Catharines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$4.75 CA$6.65	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$3.28 CA$4.58	+62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$13.63 CA$19.07	+89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$32.19 CA$45.03	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$11.48 CA$16.06	-1.7%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Rome	St.Catharines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$73.55 CA$102.88	-10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$53.33 CA$74.60	+41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$73.19 CA$102.38	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$84.89 CA$118.74	-27.3%
Average			-3.4%

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