Cost of living comparison

Italy

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United Kingdom

Sunderland vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Sunderland is 5.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Sunderland
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Sunderland
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in Sunderland
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Sunderland
Childcare: pay 31.0% more in Sunderland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Sunderland
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Sunderland

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

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Sunderland vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Sunderland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$18.43 £13.80	+9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$8.59 £6.43	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.66	$2.35 £1.76	-20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.33	$1.98 £1.48	+33.9%
Average			-4.4%

Rome vs. Sunderland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Rome	Sunderland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €2.00	$1.39 £1.04	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.66	$4.90 £3.67	-34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.82	$5.46 £4.09	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.18	$3.59 £2.69	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.08	$4.08 £3.05	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.45 £1.09	+24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.95	$0.85 £0.63	-19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$1.28 £0.96	+17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.69 £1.26	+57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.58	$0.80 £0.60	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.66 £0.49	-8.0%
Average			-7.9%

Rome vs. Sunderland - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Rome	Sunderland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$7.78 £5.82	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €35.16	$118.93 £89.04	+203.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	$37,779.88 £28,284.70	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.08	$16.87 £12.63	-16.3%
Average			+30.5%

Rome vs. Sunderland - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Rome	Sunderland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.59	$41.50 £31.07	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	$779.65 £583.70	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €783.57	$594.65 £445.19	-31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.97	$187.17 £140.13	+19.1%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 31.0% more for childcare

	Rome	Sunderland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €437.10	$800.57 £599.37	+64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,127.92	$17,619.16 £13,190.95	+4.5%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Sunderland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$4.63 £3.46	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.86	$4.96 £3.71	+139.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.53	$22.46 £16.82	+208.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.70	$39.64 £29.68	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$10.57 £7.91	-5.6%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Rome	Sunderland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.98	$90.79 £67.97	+27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.58	$47.70 £35.71	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €75.03	$107.07 £80.16	+28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €110.50	$95.51 £71.50	-22.5%
Average			+13.5%

Rome vs. Sunderland - Cost of clothing

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